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Which of the following is a feature of niacin nutrition?
 
  a. Low doses may lead to kidney stones.
  b. High doses may lower blood cholesterol.
  c. Low doses may lead to heartburn and low blood pressure.
  d. High doses may elevate red blood cell count in mildly anemic individuals.
  e. High doses may cause hypoglycemia.

Question 2

What vitamin deficiency disease appeared in people who had subsisted on a diet high in corn and low in protein?
 
  a. Scurvy
  b. Pellagra
  c. Wet beriberi
  d. Pernicious anemia
  e. Scaly dermatitis



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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