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Originally posted by Drenten
I don’t know if that was meant to be an off-color joke, but niacin is one of the rare water-soluble vitamins that has the potential for toxicity.
It becomes a problem when your body is taking it in faster than it can dispose of an excess of it. This condition is virtually impossible with niacin from regular food, but can easily occur with mega-doses of niacin supplements.
It usually starts with a very flush look to the skin and an uncomfortable itching feeling, almost like sunburn, and can ultimately lead to brain dysfunction.
Yes, bumping up niacin is a good idea, if your cholesterol profile is bad, just don’t go too crazy with it.
I don’t know if that was meant to be an off-color joke, but niacin is one of the rare water-soluble vitamins that has the potential for toxicity.
It becomes a problem when your body is taking it in faster than it can dispose of an excess of it. This condition is virtually impossible with niacin from regular food, but can easily occur with mega-doses of niacin supplements.
It usually starts with a very flush look to the skin and an uncomfortable itching feeling, almost like sunburn, and can ultimately lead to brain dysfunction.
Yes, bumping up niacin is a good idea, if your cholesterol profile is bad, just don’t go too crazy with it.
Regular niacin is useless for cholesterol levels. By regular I'm referring to the niacinamide used in the majority of B3 supplements and multivitamins.
You have to use the nicotinic acid form or the inositol hexaniacinate form to affect cholesterol levels. The latter gives the benefits without the flush, but it's very expensive and hard to find.
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