| 31. | This led to endemic pellagra in poor populations throughout the southern US in the early 20th century.
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| 32. | Niacin deficiency, also known as pellagra, is associated with dermatitis, dementia, and diarrhea.
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| 33. | He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize for his work on the etiology of pellagra.
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| 34. | The first was to research the causes, effects and possible solution to the problem of pellagra.
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| 35. | Once alkali processing and dietary variety were understood and applied, pellagra disappeared in the developed world.
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| 36. | Pellagra causes gastrointestinal discomforts like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and poor appetite.
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| 37. | In the United States, pellagra continued to be a huge problem through the mid-20th century.
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| 38. | Pellagra, he asserted, arose not from germs, as commonly thought, but from deficient diets.
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| 39. | Pellagra still exists today in food-poor areas and refugee camps where people survive on donated maize.
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| 40. | As a result of these studies, it was determined that pellagra was caused by a vitamin deficiency.
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