{"id":90037,"date":"2026-06-24T13:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=90037"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:18:11","slug":"vitamin-b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vitamin-b3\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin B3"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vitamin B3 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A clinical trial is exploring whether high doses of vitamin B3 could give patients with glioblastoma a better chance against aggressive brain cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vitamin B3<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitamin B3, or <\/span><b>Niacin,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>water-soluble vitamin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water-soluble vitamins <\/span><b>dissolve in water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><b> Leftover amounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the vitamin <\/span><b>leave the body through the urine.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>body keeps a small reserve <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of these vitamins, <\/span><b>but they have to be taken on a regular basis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to maintain the reserve.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is n<\/span><b>aturally present in many foods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>added to some food products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and available as a <\/span><b>dietary supplement.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <\/span><b>body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gets niacin through food, but it <\/span><b>also makes small amounts from the amino acid tryptophan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which can be found in protein sources like turkey and other animal foods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two <\/span><b>most common forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of niacin in food and supplements are <\/span><b>nicotinic acid and nicotinamide.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Functions:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niacin works in the body as a <\/span><b>coenzyme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with more than <\/span><b>400 enzymes dependent on it <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for various reactions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niacin <\/span><b>helps to convert nutrients into energy, create cholesterol and fats, create and repair DNA,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>exert antioxidant effects.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to Niacin&#8217;s <\/span><b>positive effects on cholesterol levels,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it may help prevent heart disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, it may<\/span><b> reduce oxidative stress and inflammation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are associated with atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Food Sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is found in <\/span><b>many foods, both from animals and plants.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red meat: beef, beef liver, pork<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poultry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brown rice<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortified cereals and breads<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuts, seeds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legumes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bananas\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Deficiency:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>severe niacin deficiency leads to pellagra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a condition that causes a <\/span><b>dark, sometimes scaly rash to develop on skin areas exposed to sunlight;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bright redness of the tongue; and constipation\/diarrhea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other signs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of severe niacin deficiency include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Depression<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Headache<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memory loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hallucinations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2026\/06\/260622014313.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamin B3, or Niacin, is a water-soluble vitamin. 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