Pharmacological doses of niacin can improve lipid metabolism in humans and some homothermal model organisms, but flushing and hepatotoxicity are the main side-effects.
Wei Liu +6 more
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Repeatability and validity of a food frequency questionnaire in free-living older people in relation to cognitive function [PDF]
Objectives: To determine the repeatability and validity of a self-administered, 175-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in free-living older people and to assess whether these are influenced by cognitive function.
Aucott, Lorna S +4 more
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Whole blood NAD and NADP concentrations are not depressed in subjects with clinical pellagra [PDF]
Population surveys for niacin deficiency are normally based on clinical signs or on biochemical measurements of urinary niacin metabolites. Status may also be determined by measurement of whole blood NAD and NADP concentrations. To compare these methods,
Cheung, E +5 more
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Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for niacin [PDF]
Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived Dietary Reference Values (DRVs) for niacin. Niacin is a generic term for nicotinic acid and nicotinamide. Niacin can be synthesised in
EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)
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The nutritional impact of fortified ready-to-eat cereals on the diets of school age children [PDF]
Includes bibliographical ...
Johnson, Carolyn
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The socio-demographic determinants and nutritional consequences of food insecurity of a group of New Zealand children : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Nutritional Science, at Massey University [PDF]
Food security among individuals exists when there is stable access to the kind of adequate, nutritious, safe, and culturally appropriate diet needed to maintain an active, healthy life (Campbell, 1991; Bickel et al., 2000).
Segedin, Marika Frana Louise
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Low and deficient niacin status and pellagra are endemic in postwar Angola [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of pellagra were documented during the civil war in Angola, but no contemporary data on the incidence of pellagra or the prevalence of niacin deficiency were available.
Cheung, E +6 more
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Adaptation of New Colombian Food-based Complementary Feeding Recommendations using Linear Programming. [PDF]
To use Linear Programming (LP) analyses to adapt New Complementary Feeding Guidelines (NCFg) designed for infants aged 6-12 month (m) living in poor socioeconomic circumstances in Bogota to ensure dietary adequacy for young children aged 12-23 m.
Ferguson, E +3 more
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Objective: Present study aimed to assess the maternal dietary intake during pregnancy and associate it with nutritional status of off springs at birth. Design: This was a longitudinal follow up study.
Sarika Tyagi
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The relationship between dental status, food selection, nutrient intake, nutritional status, and body mass index in older people [PDF]
This paper reviewed the findings from a national survey in Great Britain which assessed whether dental status affected older people's food selection, nutrient intake, and nutritional status.
Marcenes, W +3 more
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