Your day breaks, your mind aches. You find that all the words on the back of the cereal box linger on when you leave the table. It’s time for another day at the office.
Luckily for you, manufactured cereals are fortified with all sorts of nutritious vitamins and minerals. The bad news is that some recent studies have found that adding milk can actually strip some of these sprayed on nutrients from your cereal. All the more reason to drink your End Milk boys and girls. Stripping notwithstanding, I think its about time you learned a little more about what goes in your mouth every morning.

This week we are going to take a deep dive into the seedy world of Niacin, the nice guy of B vitamin gang. Niacin, or vitamin B3, is used by your body to help metabolize energy and assist with DNA repair. Niacin also aids in the production of several useful hormones, specifically those produced by your adrenal gland, including those related to stress and getting your swerve on.
A lack of Niacin in your diet can cause a low tolerance to the cold, and even lead to a pretty nasty disease called pellagra. This man did not get enough Niacin. Warning: this image may be too intense for younger Cerealites (that’s what we are going to refer to you as from now on). On the other end of the spectrum, too much Niacin in your diet can lead to blurred vision, flushed skin, nausea and headaches.
Don’t be a foolio now. This means a) don’t trade for Jorge Julio in your fantasy baseball league, the Ks are nice but the spotty ERA and WHIP will drive you mad, and b) try to ingest the doctor recommended dosage of between 14-20 mg of Niacin a day. As a reference, a hearty bowl of Cheerios contains approximately 5mg, or 25% of your daily value of Niacin.
In addition to delicious breakfast cereals and milk, Niacin can also be found in chicken, eggs, beef, nuts, mushrooms, broccoli, tomatoes, and leafy veggies.
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