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To: FairOpinion

I'll have to look on-line tomorrow to find out which sources provide niacin. Hope I can remember.


3 posted on 07/15/2004 9:52:39 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: Lijahsbubbe
Hope I can remember.

LOL! I know the feeling.

Would you like a reminder FReepmail? :)

7 posted on 07/15/2004 10:00:10 PM PDT by upchuck (Attention politicians of all persuasions: Talk that is not actionable is better left unsaid.)
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To: Lijahsbubbe; 3D-JOY

http://www.brighamandwomens.org/patient/nutritionRich.asp

Vitamin B3 (niacin)

Lowers cholesterol, protects against cardiovascular disease and may be of benefit in diabetes.

Low-fat meats, poultry, fish, eggs, cottage cheese, peas, broccoli, mushrooms, tofu, brewer's yeast, potato, peanuts, peanut butter

This is a good link -- it also talks briefly about what the other vitamins do and what foods are rich in the particular vitamins.


11 posted on 07/15/2004 10:03:15 PM PDT by FairOpinion (If you are not voting for Bush, you are voting for the terrorists.)
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To: Lijahsbubbe; 3D-JOY
From www.mamashealth.com:

Vitamin B3, also called niacin, is needed for the metabolism of food, the maintenance of healthy skin, nerves and the gastrointestinal tract.

Niacin is found in protein-rich foods. The most common protein rich foods are: meats, fish, brewer's yeast, milk, eggs, legumes, potatoes and peanuts.

If too much niacin is consumed, itching, headaches, cramps, nausea and skin eruptions may occur.

Vitamin B3 is also called nicotinic acid and nicotinamide.

Deficiency of Vitamin B3?

A deficiency of niacin causes the disease, pellagra.

Too much Vitamin B3?

More than 100mg of vitamin B3 can cause flushing, tingling, itching, headaches, nausea, diarrhea and ulcers.

16 posted on 07/15/2004 10:08:30 PM PDT by Pegita ('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)
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