| It has been known for years that increased levels of | | | | excess bad cholesterol in your blood and takes it back |
| niacin in the blood stream is a very effective way of | | | | to your liver for disposal. The higher the good |
| reducing cholesterol levels without the need of | | | | cholesterol, the less bad cholesterol you’ll have in |
| additional drugs. Numerous medical and university | | | | your blood. |
| studies have shown that niacin lowers overall | | | | In a study called the “Coronary Drug Project” |
| cholesterol levels. | | | | which ran for 6 years and included 3908 patients to |
| These studies show that niacin reduces the bad | | | | study the effects of niacin besides lowering both |
| cholesterol (LDL) by 10-20%, reduces triglycerides (fat | | | | triglycerides and cholesterol levels there were other |
| in the blood) by 20-50% and raises the good | | | | astonishing results: |
| cholesterol (HDL) by 15 to 35%. | | | | The study found that the use of niacin led to a 14% |
| Niacin accomplishes these changes naturally in the | | | | reduction in non fatal heart attack, a 26% reduction in |
| following ways: | | | | damage to blood vessels in the brain (stroke or |
| 1) It reduces the breakdown of fat from fat cells which | | | | blockage) and a 47% reduction in the need for |
| is the source of raw material used by the liver to | | | | coronary artery bypass surgery. |
| create excess triglyceriedes. | | | | Unfortunately, the use of niacin to bring down |
| 2) It inhibits the liver from converting sugar to | | | | cholesterol levels never became popular due to the |
| triglycerides. | | | | high amounts of niacin needed, which created side |
| 3) It inhibits the liver from creating the building blocks of | | | | effects due to “niacin flush”. (Niacin cannot be |
| the bad cholesterol (VLDL) and thus as a result the | | | | confused with niacinaide or nictoinamide which does |
| bad cholesterol drops naturally. | | | | not cause flushing and does not lower cholesterol |
| 4) Virtually every study done on niacin has shown it to | | | | levels). |
| increase good cholesterol and which then picks up the | | | | |