How has social stratification influenced the quest to determine Pellagra's underlying dietary cause?

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(Social stratification is the hierarchical separation of a population into various groups, generally based on income, race, educational achievement, or family background. Some strata are “upper”; others are “lower.”)
Are you a minority? Sounds kinda like a case of social B.S. The cure is usually watch less T.V. Study hard,stay open eared and closed mouthed ,smile at your opponents, Is Pellagra's a who or an it? dietary cause? WTF? Hope your brain don't explode,poindexter.  (+ info)

Why do the people in Mexico and Central America, who rely on maize as staple food, do not experience Pellagra?

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Why do the people in Mexico and Central America, who rely on maize as staple food, do not experience Pellagra?
They also eat beans as a staple and get niacin from them.  (+ info)

How is pellagra diagnosed? and what type of doctor is best to go to for this?

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Pellagra is a disease of B3 deficency.
I want to know how is it diagnosed? is there a blood test? or........
Here you go:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000342.htm

http://www.wpro.who.int/internet/files/eha/toolkit/Technical%20Guidelines/Nutrition/Pellagra%20in%20Emergencies.pdf

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/445699

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/p/pellagra/basics.htm


If you are still concerned about this diagnosis after reading the above information, go to your primary care physician. This is a nutritional deficiency disease, so no special equipment or testing is required.

Good luck  (+ info)

What is pellagra and how is it treated?

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Background: Pellagra defines the systemic disease resulting from niacin deficiency. Don Gasper Casal, a Spanish court physician, first described pellagra. In 1735, Casal observed cases of pellagra among the poor peasants of the Asturias. In an Italian vernacular, pellagra means "rough skin" and refers to the thickened rough skin of the persons with pellagra. Pellagra remained endemic among the maize-eating poor peasants of southern Europe for nearly 2 centuries before being recognized in the United States.

Medical Care: PO nicotinamide or niacin usually is effective in reversing the clinical manifestations of pellagra. As patients often are malnourished and suffer from other vitamin deficiencies, provision of a high protein diet and B-complex vitamins is needed for complete restoration of health.

Diet: In order to prevent and/or treat pellagra, provide a diet high in protein and adequate in calories. The addition of meats, milk, peanuts, green leafy vegetables, whole or enriched grains, and brewers' dry yeast can enhance the niacin intake. In patients with oral dysphagia secondary to glossitis, a liquid or a semisolid diet may be required. Long-term inclusion of milk, meat, and eggs in the diet ensures dietary adequacy of proteins essential for recovery.

Activity: Bed rest is mandatory in treatment of severe cases of pellagra.  (+ info)

Pellagra in babys mouth?

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I have a 18 month old baby and the corners the mouth are cracked, which appears to be pellagra. What can i do to treat it, and what type of food should i give. I went to the doctor and they prescribed anti-fungal. What else can i do?
Keep mouth area dry. Change face towels often. Child should not go into a pool or anywhere else fungus festers. Get a clear diagnosis. Get a topical cream/ointment as well.  (+ info)

I am looking for an article introducing the disease "PELLAGRA"?

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PELLAGRA is caused by lack of vitamin B3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellagra

Bingo.  (+ info)

which of the following is not among the common signs of pellagra?

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a. dementia
b. diarrhea
c. dermatitis
d. demineralization
d.
Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease caused by dietary lack of niacin (B3) and protein like meat, poultry, fish, and eggs.
Symptoms include:
skin lesions (dermatitis)
diarrhea
dementia
weakness
insomnia
aggression
hair loss
paralysis  (+ info)

How is Pellagra treated?

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with B vitamin supplementation or changes in diet. It is a deficiency of vitamin b3 otherwise known as niacin. you can get it from eating a very unvaried diet (just corn) or from starving.  (+ info)

please tell me as much info you know about pellagra?

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im doing a test tomorow and im studding for it can someone please tell me as much info about the desease pellagra i know alot about it but i dont know what part of the experement was an example of good scientific reaserch? thank you!!
Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease caused by dietary lack of niacin (vitamin B3) and protein, especially proteins containing the essential amino acid tryptophan. Because tryptophan can be converted into niacin, foods with tryptophan but without niacin, such as milk, prevent pellagra. However, if dietary tryptophan is diverted into protein production, niacin deficiency may still result.

Some sources also claim a relationship between lysine and pellagra, but this position does not have nearly as much support.


Symptoms

The symptoms of pellagra include:

* high sensitivity to sunlight
* aggression
* dermatitis
* red skin lesions
* insomnia
* weakness
* mental confusion
* diarrhea
* dementia (eventually)

The main results of pellagra can easily be remembered as "the four D's": diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, and death.

Epidemiology

Pellagra can be common in persons who obtain most of their food energy from corn, since untreated corn is a poor source of niacin (vitamin B3). Corn is also a poor source of tryptophan. This disease can be common among people who live in rural South America where corn is a staple. The symptoms usually appear during spring, increase in the summer due to greater sun exposure, and return the following spring. It is also one of several diseases of malnutrition common in Africa, and was endemic in northern Italy, Spain, and southeastern Europe. Alkali treatment of the corn corrects the niacin deficiency, and was a common practice in native American cultures that grew corn. The amino acid deficiency must be balanced by consumption of other sources of protein. It was also common amongst prisoners of Soviet labor camps, the infamous Gulag.
go to the site and find out more  (+ info)

plz give me any 3 recipe that pellagra suffering patients should eat?

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EDIT- Note to second poster...sometimes this and other similar "third world" diseases are seen in conjuction with anorexia or alcoholism...among maybe some other scenarios.. I agree that niacin supplements should be first on the list to correct this problem...

Anything with niacin (B3) or tryptophan in it (tryptophan converts to niacin in the body (ie milk or turkey).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellagra (pellegra)
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=83#foodsources (food sources of niacin or B3)
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=103#foodsources (food sources of tryptophan)  (+ info)

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