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What is Niacin deficiency in a maize-eating population is due to - and explain in detail?
- niacin deficiency results in pellagra. The disease is characterized by diarrhea, dermatitis and dementia. - niacin deficiency is common in maize eating population due to aminoacid imbalance cause by an excess of leucine. - excess of leucine appears to interfere in the conversion of tryptophan to niacin. Reference: Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:619 <\p>