Slo-Niacin is not no-flush niacin. It is a timed release version of regular niacin and does reduce cholesterol. Regarding no-flush niacin and cholesterol see:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/447528 "In summary, the paucity of data as well as the limitations in the available data make it difficult to assess the true benefit of inositol hexaniacinate in the setting of dyslipidemia. The very limited data available suggest that inositol hexaniacinate may not be effective for the management of dyslipidemia at lower doses, and doses of > 2400 mg/day may be necessary to provide any added benefit for dyslipidemia management. Even at high doses the true value of inositol hexaniacinate is far from established. Finally, the safety profile of inositol hexaniacinate is not well understood for there are no reports in the literature systematically evaluating its adverse effect profile." - Steve N From: TREM [mailto:t...@silvergen.com] Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:15 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>about niacin Steve and Dave, I take 3 grams daily of Slo-Niacin becuse I won't take statins. Cn't stand the flush of regular Niacin. My doc told me it would drop the cholesterol. Where did you get your data? Trem On 1/29/2010 8:48 AM, Norton, Steve wrote: My understanding is that the no-flush niacin does not lower cholesterol. It does however help with Alzheimer's if taken in large enough doses. Steve N From: Dave Darrin [mailto:davedar...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 7:51 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>about niacin The no-flush type is recommended for lowering cholesterol for those that have a hard time accepting the flush. The real stuff is also a good way to increase circulation as well as the cholesterol lowering which the slow release doesn't do. Dave On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Annie B Smythe <anniebsmy...@gmail.com> wrote: I'm curious Jose, I've been researching th differences in the Niacin forms. What benefits can you get from the Niacin bound to Inositol? And so far what you've said lines up with the reading I've been doing. I just don't know why the Niacin/Inositol would be recommended by a doctor instead of regular Niacin. For instance it's a recommended Niacin type in the Iodine Protocol. The literature says it doesn't have the same effect but then it frustrates the devil out of me because it won't say what the differences are or what effects it actually has that are beneficial. Do you know? I'd be grateful for clearing up of the muddled information I've found. Annie
