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Health Benefits Of Niacin

Health Encyclopedia: Cholesterol Treatment And Drugs

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In 2004, the National Cholesterol Education Program issued its latest recommendations for cholesterol control and management. These guidelines increase the number of Americans who should be taking LDL-lowering medication.

Starting Medications. Even modest lowering of high cholesterol levels, whether through drug therapy or lifestyle changes, reduces the risk of disability and death from heart disease. Most experts now focus on lowering LDL cholesterol, the "bad" kind. Reducing LDL levels...

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Expert & Community Posts

Niacin: Myths and Facts

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...Though it may look and sound like niacin, also called nicotinic acid, nicotinamide possesses... Read more »

No-Flush Niacin

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...advertising claims, that bill would fit inositol hexaniacinate, commonly known as "no-flush" or... Read more »

Weight loss or niacin: Which is better?

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

As I discussed in my last blog post, niacin can be a useful vitamin and nutritional supplement to... Read more »

Find out how to reduce triglycerides!

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...tolerated. Immediate-release niacin (just called niacin or nicotinic acid on the label) can also... Read more »

Go Red! Or is it Go White? Alcohol and Cholesterol

By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...and stroke. There are several mechanisms to the health benefits of alcohol which include... Read more »

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Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors

...Statins should not be taken by anyone with liver problems or by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.Nicotinic Acid (Niacin). Nicotinic acid is the active compound found in niacin (vitamin... Read more »

Depression Diet, Exercise

...Supplements. Certain B vitamins have been associated with some protection against depression.Vitamin B-3 (niacin) is important in the production of tryptophan and is produced from processing... Read more »

Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits

Dietary Health BenefitsThe benefits of any dietary factors are very difficult to prove, and, to date, there is no hard evidence that any supplement protects against any major disease. Studies on... Read more »

Cataracts: Prevention

...report some protection from a number of B vitamins, including vitamins B1 (thiamin) B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin) and B12 (folate). Riboflavin, for example, plays a critical role in the production... Read more »

Vitamins: Introduction

...have been reported from thiamin.B VitaminsVitamin B2 (riboflavin)Vitamin B3 (niacin) also known as nicotinic acidVitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)BenefitsImportant in the production of energy.Helps... Read more »

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Vitamin D and Bone Health

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