Vitamin B3
Information about vitamin
Vitamin B3
The
B3
Vitamin
or niacina is
a
soluble water
vitamin
(hidrosoluble) like the
B1
and
B2
, and works like part of 2 enzymes NAD and NADP. These work in the cycle of
energy
of the glicógeno, that is the fatty acid oxidation in
energy
, and the weave breathing. This
nutrient
this food present even highly process.
Function
.
He is vital in the liberation of
energy
for the maintenance of the integrity of all the cells of the organism and to form neurotransmitters. He is
essential
for the
sexual
hormone synthesis, and the elaboration of cortisone, tiroxina and
insulin
in the organism, helping, therefore and among other things, to maintain
a
skin heals and an efficient digestive
system
. He is indispensable for the
health
of the brain and the
nervous
system
.
Daily dose.
Suckling baby:
6 Months:
6 mg.
1 Year:
8 mg.
Children
:
1 to 6 Years:
9 mg.
6 to 10 Years:
16 mg.
Men:
16mg.
Women:
15 mg.
Deficiency
.
The
deficiency
of this
vitamin
can be caused by prolonged medicine treatments certain. Its absence can cause gastrointestinales dermatitises, upheavals (gastric pains, losses of appetite and diarrea) fatigue,
depression
and even
dementia
. It produces pelagra,
disease
time back very feared and well - known by badly of the three
D
(
dermatitis
, diarrea and
dementia
)
Excess.
In its form of niacina, to ingest
but
of 30mg causes
vascular
expansion with some symptoms. Besides to cause it feels nauseous, vomit and
problems
of the
liver
when taking in overdoses.
Sources.
Thin meat, fish, leavening of beer, bran of
wheat
, peanuts, the germ and
integral
flour of
wheat
, orejones of
peach
and
apricot
, maize,
red
pepper
,
vegetables
of leaf,
tomato
,
melon
, handle, milk,
cheese
and eggs.
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