Can pellagra be cured

Answer 1

Pellegra is associated with a deficiency of the B vitamin -- niacin . To cure it, one would add niacin to their diet. The body can also make niacin from the amino acid (a protein building block), tryptophan. Pellegra is rare unless there is an overall deficiency of food, vitamin and mineral intake including tryptophan and niacin.

Answer 2

You can prevent pellagra by making sure you eat plenty of protein and consuming vitamin B rich foods. Foods that can help prevent pellagra include nutritional yeast, eggs, bran, peanuts, meat, poultry, fish with red meat, cereals, legumes, and seeds.

Answer 3

A diet adequate in niacin-rich foods, or appropriate supplementation. However, in many countries in the world such foods may be unavailable, and pellagra becomes an unavoidable complication of poverty.

Answer 4

You should take green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits. You can take the germinating cereals and pulses to treat the pellagra. But almost every doctor will like to give niacinamide, nicotinamide or niacin preparation along with other multivitamin, to treat the condition.

Answer 5

Yes