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# '''Effects of excess'''. Symptoms of excess in take of riboflavin have not been clearly elucidated.
# '''Effects of excess'''. Symptoms of excess in take of riboflavin have not been clearly elucidated.
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==== Niacin ====
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==== Niacin B3 ====
# '''Discovery'''. Niacin deficiency disease, called pellagra, was written about hundreds of years ago. It was not until the 20th century, however, that this disease was related to a dietary deficiency. This took place when a researcher placed subjects on a diet identical to that which caused pellagra-type symptoms in certain groups of people in the South. When these symptoms occurred in the experimental subjects, the researcher concluded that pellagra is a deficiency disease. Soon after, other scientists found that niacin was the missing link.
# '''Discovery'''. Niacin deficiency disease, called pellagra, was written about hundreds of years ago. It was not until the 20th century, however, that this disease was related to a dietary deficiency. This took place when a researcher placed subjects on a diet identical to that which caused pellagra-type symptoms in certain groups of people in the South. When these symptoms occurred in the experimental subjects, the researcher concluded that pellagra is a deficiency disease. Soon after, other scientists found that niacin was the missing link.
# '''Measurement'''. Amounts of niacin are expressed in milligrams.
# '''Measurement'''. Amounts of niacin are expressed in milligrams.