It is more commonly
called niacin or nicotinic acid.
Your body uses tryptophan and turns it into a B vitamin
called niacin.
Not exact matches
5 vitamins and minerals (thiamine, riboflavin,
niacin, calcium and folic acid) are added back into the flour and are thus,
called «enriched».
The form of
niacin used in the study is an extended - release, prescription - only formulation of
niacin called Niaspan, made by Abbott, which funded the new trial.
In people who subsist on a diet of mostly corn, that
niacin deficiency can result in a disease
called pellagra.
A deficiency of Vitamin B3 causes a disease
called pellagra but
niacin has been used for over 50 years to lower total cholesterol levels while raising HDL cholesterol concentrations.
Niacin, also
called Nicotinic Acid is one of the B vitamins and the subject of the Coronary Drug Project (CDP) which was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in 1986.
I also just bought a joint supplement by Irwin Naturals
called 3 - 1 Joint Formula, which has vitamin E,
Niacin, Folic Acid, B12, Manganese, Fish and Flax oils, Glucosamine Sulfate (1500 mcg), Chondrotin Sulfate (1200 mcg), MSM, Indian Frankincense, Stinging Nettle, Turmeric extract (95 % curcuminoids, rhizome) 40 mg, Alpha - Lipoic Acid, and «BioPerine» (95 % piperine, 5 % gingerols)
Thiamin (b1) Riobflavin
Niacin Pantothenic Acid Biotin Vitamin b6 (pyridoxine) Folate (
called folic acid when added into supplements) Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
Lysine deficiency can result in vitamin B3 (
niacin) deficiency and this can cause a disease
called pellagra [7].
In addition to those same foods, red meat, poultry, dairy products, and eggs; contain the amino acid
called tryptophan, which the body converts into
niacin.
Unfortunately, since
niacin is a vasodilator it also causes the skin blood vessels to dilate leading to a warming effect and redness of the skin
called hot flushes as well as other sensations such as tingling and itching.
Eating potato skins benefits your health by providing a source of
niacin, also
called vitamin B - 3.