Niacin—vitamin B3—corrects multiple lipoprotein patterns. Used properly, niacin is a safe, effective treatment that results in dramatic reduction in heart disease risk. Used improperly, it can be full of unwanted adverse effects, most annoying, some dangerous. Here’s a roadmap to negotiate the ins and outs, ups and downs of niacin.
Have you ever taken a B-complex vitamin pill that triggered a strange burning skin sensation?
Well, if you have, that’s the niacin in the pill.
Niacin is vitamin B3, sometimes also called “nicotinic acid”. It’s found naturally in red meats, chicken, turkey, beans, and grains. Niacin is a required nutrient and member of the larger B-vitamin family (“B-complex”). Niacin plays a role in crucial body processes including generation of energy, gene expression, and hormone synthesis. Humans cannot exist without niacin. The disease pellagra, seen on a widespread scale in the U.S. during the 19th century, is now long-forgotten and rarely seen.
The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of niacin to prevent pellagra is 16 mg per day for males, 14 mg per day for females. However, an array of health benefits develop when niacin is taken at doses greater than the RDA.
Niacin—Answer to many lipoprotein disorders
Niacin is capable of an amazing array of lipoprotein benefits. For this reason, around 70% of all Track Your Plaque participants take niacin.
Niacin’s effects include:
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