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Pediatrics Nutrition 1974768c

The symptoms of dietary deficiency of niacin (which results in pellagra) will be less severe if the diet has a high content of:

A
Tryptophan
B
Tyrosine
C
Thymine
D
Thiamine
High-Yield Explanation
a. Tryptophan(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 325, Ghai 8/e p 118)Tryptophan can be converted to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) 60mg tryptophan gives rise to 1mg niacin.

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