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Vitamin
B3 (Niacin) Reduces Fats & Risk of Heart Disease
July
21, 2002 — Vitamin B3 (Niacin) appears to decrease
Cholesterol and Triglyceride fats in the blood of
patients with Adult-Onset Diabetes, reducing their
risk of developing heart disease.
Researchers
at University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center in Dallas, tested
extended release Niacin (Niaspan) on diabetic patients
with high levels of the bad LDL Cholesterol and
Triglycerides and low levels of the good HDL
Cholesterol.
The
researchers found that good HDL cholesterol
increased between
13 percent and 24 percent depending on the strength
of doses, that the bad LDL Cholesterol, as well
as Triglyceride, were reduced when patient
took Niaspan
at high dose levels.
The
researchers said the high levels of LDL Cholesterol
and Triglycerides
contribute
to a two- to four-fold increased risk of coronary
heart disease in those with Adult Onset Diabetes
compared to those without the disease.
The
study was published in the Archives of Internal
Medicine and sponsored
by the manufacturer of extended release Niacin,
Florida-based Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc. The
company said it has asked
for regulatory approval to expand the recommended
uses for the vitamin as a drug, which it markets
as Niaspan.
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