In 1915, he conducted experiments on inmates at a Mississippi prison, who volunteered for the study in exchange for a pardon. Because it was a farm prison, its inmates had a fairly balanced diet.

Pellagra, a vitamin deficiency disorder, is characterized by the four D's:" dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia and death. Red, scaling skin in exposed areas is often the first symptom, followed by varying ...

Pellagra is not a contagious disease, and therefore need cause no great disturbance. The cases that exist to-day have probably existed for years, possibly for twenty or fifty years. Many of them may ...

Ninety-four years ago, the Spartan Mill village played a role in treating a disease that plagued textile villages across the South. The Pellagra Hospital, which was run by the U.S. Public Health ...

In 1915, a disease called pellagra was running rampant in the U.S., particularly in the South. It was characterized by the four D’s: dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia and death. It was concentrated among ...

Q: What is meant by the four D’s in pellagra? A: The 4 D’s are dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and death. A: Niacin is an important vitamin that has multiple roles in the body. It plays a role in ...

VITAMIN B3 is one of eight B vitamins. It plays a role in converting the food we eat into energy and also helps the body to use proteins and fats, and it keeps the skin, hair, and nervous system ...

In his encyclopedic tome Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), the Oxford don Robert Burton (1577-1640) wrote a great deal about how diet could have an impact on mental health. A sufferer of melancholia ...