Function:
- Lower cholesterol level
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2044644?dopt=Abstract - changing food to energy
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002409.htm - Prevention and treatment of Pellagra
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124157668000082 - DNA repair and production of steroid hormones
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780702040870000590 - healthy skin
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123918826000078 - help digestive and nervous system functions
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123918826000078
Overdose: 30-50 mg or more
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Niacin-HealthProfessional/#h8
Excess: excreted in the urine
Type: Water soluble vitamin
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002409.htm
Foods rich in niacin
Recommended daily intake= 16 mg
- Yeast, baker’s, active dry:
Contain: 39.8 mg
% Daily value: 199% - Paprika:
Contain: 3 mg
% Daily value: 77% - Mushrooms, shiitake, dried:
Contain: 14.1 mg
% Daily value: 71% - Wheat bran, crude:
Contain: 13.6 mg
% Daily value: 68% - Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt:
Contain: 13.5 mg
% Daily value: 68% - Peanuts, all types, raw:
Contain: 12.1 mg
% Daily value: 60% - pepper, red or cayenne:
Contain: 8.7 mg
% Daily value: 44% - sunflower seed kernels, dried:
Contain: 8.3 mg
% Daily value: 42% - Buckwheat:
Contain: 7 mg
% Daily value: 35 % - Wild rice, raw:
Contain: 6.7 mg
% Daily value: 34%
Deficiency symptoms
- Pellagra, a photosensitivity dermatitis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25765687 - Schizophrenic symptoms
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25855923 - Congenital malformations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28792876 - Lower cognitive function
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28768650 - diarrhea and dementia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26330291 - interfere with the DNA damage repair process
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30171725
