Pellagra, which oftens causes a scaly skin rash, results from the severe deficiency in ______.
A. Thiamin
B. Niacin
C. Riboflavin
D. Vitamin A
Answer: B. Niacin
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a. true b. false
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b. increased consumption of all kinds of carbohydrates. c. reduction in both simple and complex carbohydrate intakes. d. increased consumption of fiber-rich, whole-food sources of carbohydrate. e. reduction in carbohydrate, especially whole-grain carbohydrate, intakes in people at-risk of diabetes.
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