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You mean niacin, specifically? There's also the niacinamide (or nicotinamide) which doesn't cause flush. Both are Vitamin B3.
by Geee 4y ago
You mean niacin, specifically? There's also the niacinamide (or nicotinamide) which doesn't cause flush. Both are Vitamin B3.
- nick__m 4y agoThe pathway that trigger the release of prostaglandin is responsible for the dramatic effects niacin has on the lipid profile.[1] If you can't stand the sensation, you can block it by taking 200mg of ibuprofen 30min before taking niacin [2], but personally I love the feeling. I started taking niacin before doing push-ups when I read that it cause a 3 to 6 fold increase in growth hormone during exercise.[3] 1- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779993/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2779993/ 2- same article page 14 to 15 3‐ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7564973/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7564973/ edit: formatting