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Vitamin B3 Supplements
About Vitamin B3 Supplements
Vitamin B3 is also known as Niacin (Nicotinic acid) as with the other B-Group vitamins it is essential in the metabolism of energy and helps maintain skin health. It helps maintain healthy teeth and gums and the mucous membranes of the digestive tract. Niacin is essential for the manufacture of enzymes and is involved in over 200 enzymatic reactions. Vitamin B3 is also essential in the formation of various hormones including the sex hormones, cortisone and insulin. Niacin or Vitamin B3 deficiency is known as "Pellagra" and its symptoms are often referred to as the 3D's - Dermatitis, Diarrhoea and Dementia.