Vitamin B3 can prevent skin related disease in kids
Posted on: 26/Sep/2016 12:19:46 PM
England doctors have developed a health strategy to defend children in the womb from skin diseases, Children who are of the age group of 2 to 7 years develop many kinds of infections. Skin relates diseases escalate in warm countries like India. The children suffer from skin diseases such as dry skin, blister, blackheads, eczema etc.
The study from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton has mentioned that Nicotinamide Vitamin B3 will increase children`s resistance against skin diseases.
Nicotinamide is a form of vitamin B3. Its level is maintained through intake of foods such as fish, meat, chicken, mushrooms, nuts and coffee as well as tryptophan, an amino acid found in most proteins. Nicotinamide and related nutrients are important for the body`s immune responses and energy metabolism.
The research assessed the amount of nicotinamide and related tryptophan metabolites during pregnancy in 500 women that took part in the Southampton Women`s Survey. Results showed that offspring of mothers with higher levels of nicotinamide had a 30 per cent lower chance of developing atopic eczema at 12 months
