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How Niacin Raises HDL Cholesterol
Niacin is an effective agent for raising HDL, but its cellular target sites are largely unknown. We examined effects of...
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Niacin Boosts HDL's ApoA-1 and Decreases LDL's and VLDL's ApoB
Niacin is a B vitamin that, when used at pharmacological doses, has been shown to reduce blood cholesterol and triglyceride...
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Inositol Hexanicotinate Lowers Lipids and Body Weight
The role of nicotinic acid and inositol hexanicotinate (IHN) as anticholesterolemic and antilipemic agents was discussed. The administration of these...
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Niacin Helps Multiple Aspects of Cardiovascular Health
Therapy with niacin (nicotinic acid) is unique in that it improves all lipoprotein abnormalities. It significantly reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol,...
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Niacin Reduces Mortality
The Coronary Drug Project was conducted between 1966 and 1975 to assess the long-term efficacy and safety of five lipid-influencing...
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Safety and Effectiveness of Inositol Hexaniacinate
Niacin has long been prescribed for the treatment of various cardiovascular conditions, particularly the hyperlipidemias. It has been proven effective...
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Inositol Hexaniacinate Helps Intermittent Claudication
Intermittent claudication, a deficiency of blood supply to an exercising muscle, results in pain, ache, cramping or fatigue, usually in...
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Inositol Hexanicotinate Helps Raynaud's Disease
The peripheral vasospastic symptoms associated with Raynaud's disease continue to be an unsolved clinical problem. Hexopal (Hexanicotinate inositol) has shown...
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Vitamins E and C Reduce CRP Associated with Stress of Dieting
The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the inflammatory response to a high-fat, low-carbohydrate weight loss...
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