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VITAMIN B3
Vitamin B3, or niacin, helps the body break down carbohydrates. It is also essential for preventing pellagra, a disabling disease which can cause skin sensitivity to sunlight and friction, diarrhea, dementia, and mouth sores.
Vitamin B3, like the other B vitamins, is essential for carbohydrate breakdown into energy. Pellagra is a disabling disease that can be the result of a Vitamin B3 deficiency. According to Science Direct, Pellagra can be characterized by four “Ds”: depression, diarrhea, delirium, and dementia. It is most prevalent in developing countries where corn is the primary source of carbohydrates.
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