In our life should be present a healthy diet, exercise and rest, as well as taking vitamins , without which it is impossible to be healthy and cheerful.
Vitamins are needed for the full functioning of living organisms. One of the very important - vitamin PP (vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid), which is very necessary for the body, and for what - read below.
What is the use of vitamin PP?
The lack of vitamin PP can lead to significant disturbances in many systems of our body. This provokes irritability, aggression, despondency, loss of appetite, dizziness, insomnia , a decrease in intelligence, a violation of the color and integrity of the skin.
The daily norm in this vitamin is: 20 mg for an adult, 6 mg for a child, 21 mg for a teenager. With active loads, as well as during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, the daily rate can be 25 mg. The same applies to stressful situations in the body.
It looks like a vitamin PP in the form of a crystalline white powder. Has a pronounced sour taste. The chemical compound of this vitamin can withstand temperature treatment.
In large quantities, nicotinic acid is found in familiar products:
- milk and dairy products;
- eggs;
- meat (pork and beef) and fish;
- tomatoes;
- carrot;
- potatoes;
- broccoli;
- buckwheat grain;
- wheat;
- corn flour;
- yeast;
- peanut;
- sorrel;
- parsley;
- peppermint;
- dog-rose fruit.
So what is it for, this vitamin PP?
He is invaluable in medicine: with the help of it, he is treated with schizophrenia, dementia, osteoporosis, gastrointestinal diseases, he is prescribed to people who have undergone myocardial infarction.
It is also necessary for intracellular processes and protein metabolism, as well as for the synthesis of hormones.
For the treatment of diseases, it is available in the form of tablets, powder, sodium nicotinate solution, the dosage is prescribed by a specialist.