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Niacina

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Definición:

Es un tipo de vitamina del complejo B y es hidrosoluble, lo cual significa que no se almacena en el cuerpo. Las vitaminas hidrosolubles se disuelven en agua. Las cantidades sobrantes de la vitamina salen del cuerpo a través de la orina; eso quiere decir que la persona necesita un suministro continuo de tales vitaminas en la dieta.

Nombres alternativos:

Dieta y niacina; Ácido nicotínico; Vitamina B3

Funciones:

La niacina interviene en el funcionamiento del sistema digestivo, piel y nervios. También es importante en la conversión de los alimentos en energía.

• Fecha de revisión: 1/2/2007
• Versión en inglés revisada por: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Chairman, Nutrition Committee, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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