Niacin For Lowering Cholesterol
Niacin: Myths and Facts
For a simple, available treatment that can dramatically reduce risk for heart attack, niacin has suffered more than its share of knocks, insults, and undeserved criticisms.
Is it deserved? Does this simple nutritional supplement, B vitamin, and component of food deserve this barrage of snubs? Or, can it be used intelligently to advantage-safely and effectively?
Niacin myths- From a health website:
A Cholesterol-Busting Vitamin?
Niacin is safe - except in people...
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Expert & Community Posts
Hypertriglyceridemia: Drug Treatment
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...crestor, and mevacor are some of the most popular cholesterol lowering medicines. However,... Read more »
Weight loss or niacin: Which is better?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...of a "healthy" diet. The only major difference in cholesterol and related values is that niacin... Read more »
The Effect of Cholesterol on Your Prostate
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...such as metastatic disease can lower circulating cholesterol levels. There is growing evidence... Read more »
Is Grapefruit Safe to Eat When Taking a Statin Drug?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...for example, is a Statin drug, used to lower high cholesterol levels, and also known as HMG-CoA... Read more »
Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...amount of bad (LDL) cholesterol to your good (HDL) cholesterol levels. You want a ratio less... Read more »
Health Guide
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
If your cholesterol is too high, it's time to take action. Lowering your total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you... Read more »High blood cholesterol and triglycerides treatments
...Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia Treatment There are steps that everyone can take to improve their cholesterol levels, and help prevent heart disease and heart attack. Here are the... Read more »Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia treatment
...restriction of excess calories and the reduction of saturated fats and cholesterol may significantly reduce cholesterol levels. If high cholesterol and triglyceride levels persist with maximum... Read more »Familial hypercholesterolemia treatment
...adjustments to their eating habits. Exercise, especially to induce weight loss, may also aid in lowering cholesterol levels. Drug therapy may be initiated if diet, exercise, and weight-loss... Read more »Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors
...treatment may be needed.Drug Treatment for Unhealthy Cholesterol and Lipid LevelsAggressive control of cholesterol levels is known to reduce death rates in patients with peripheral artery disease... Read more »Images
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Related News
Vytorin a good source of niacin, expert says
October 03, 2008A reader asks Dr. Peter Gott how to incorporate niacin into a cholesterol-lowering regimen. Dr. Gott offers advice on how to include this supplement... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Niacin plus statins to prevent heart disease
October 02, 2008This is a study to determine whether raising "good" cholesterol with a niacin-based drug while lowering "bad" cholesterol with a statin can prevent... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Niacin+statins to prevent heart disease
October 03, 2008This is a study to determine whether raising good cholesterol with a drug based on the vitamin niacin while lowering bad cholesterol with a statin... Read summary »
Even a small boost in good cholesterol can reduce heart attack risk
October 02, 2008With all the attention given to lowering LDL ("bad") cholesterol, people often overlook the benefits of raising HDL ("good") cholesterol levels. The... Read summary »
Midlife Cholesterol Tied to Alzheimers
April 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease is the most well known complication of high cholesterol, motivating many to cut the fat, exercise and take... Read summary »
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