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Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency leads to Pellagra. Symptoms included diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and finally death. Avocado, dates, mango, peach, peas, potatoes, sweet potato, barley, sunflower seeds, cat fish, salmon, beef, Chicken Breast are the good food sources for vitamin B3.
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What vitamin prevents pellagra?
Niacin, also known as B3, prevents pellagra. However, it is not a guarantee one will not come down with the disease. Digestive disorders that prevent you from proper digestion can lead to the disease.
Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of which vitamin?
Niacin
What vitamin do you need to prevent pellagra?
Vitamin B3, also you can get vacinnations and medicine too prevent/againt it as-well.
Pellagra is caused due to deficiency of?
It is due to the deficiency of Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
In 1940s pellagra began vanishing after breads and cereals were fortified with what vitamin?
Niacin
What is pelegra?
pellagra is a disorder you get from having to little of niacin which is vitamin b-3.
What are the 4 D's of pellagra?
The 4 D's of pellagra are dermatitis (skin rash), diarrhea, dementia (mental confusion), and ultimately death if left untreated. Pellagra is caused by a deficiency of niacin (vitamin B3) in the diet.
The vitamin deficiency disease pellagra means?
Pellagra is the deficiency of vitamin B3, also known as niacin. The cause is, in most cases, dietary. It is characterized by the 3 D's: dementia, diarrhoea and dermatitis. For more information, I imagine wikipedia would have a good article on pellagra. Pellis=skin agra= rough so pellagra literally means "rough skin"
Where in the world is pellagra most prevalent?
Pellagra is caused by deficiency of the Vitamin Niacin. It is characterized by diarrhoea, dementia and dermatitis. All the nutritional deficiency diseases are common in third world.
What caused pellegra?
pellagra is caused by bad eating and not drinking lots of water
Is lead an essential vitamin for life?
Lead is not a vitamin.
In the movie The Southerner what is spring sickness?
Spring sickness was Scurvy from lack of fruits and vegetables (and therefore a lack of vitamin C) during the winter Actually, it was Pellagra due to lack of niacin (vitamin B3). See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellagra Yes, the little girl actually said the word pellagra in the movie, that she learned at school that they should eat more than just meat, they should eat vegetables.
