NIACIN:INTRODUCTION,

SOURCES AND RDA

By:Siddhi Bhosale
1st yr BSc Nursing
 Water soluble vitamin
Also known as Nicotinic Acid
INTRODUCTI Was isolated in 1937 from
ON Liver.
Can treat pellagra.
SOURCES
 1.Infants= 5-8 mg
2.Children =10-15 mg
3.Adult men= 18-20 mg
RDA 4.Adult women=14-16 mg
5.Pregnancy = 18 mg
6.Lactation=20 mg
 1. For the metabolism of
carbs,fats and proteins
FUNCTION 2. For the normal functioning
S of the skin,intestines and
nervous system.
 Can occur among people eating
maize and jowar.
Pellagra
DEFICIENC Diarrhea
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Dermatitis
Dementia
Pellagra
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