The BHF said: “There’s some evidence to show niacin (also called vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid) can lower ‘bad’ cholesterol and raise ‘good’ high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.

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Low HDL-cholesterol concentrations can be successfully raised by niacin. A low HDL-cholesterol level is recognized as a coronary risk factor and increases the risk of unfavorable events related to ...

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He clarifies: "Niacin boosts 'good' HDL cholesterol and lowers 'bad' LDL cholesterol. 'Bad' cholesterol refers to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), a type of cholesterol that can ...

Since the liver processes vitamins, doses of 1,000-3,000 mg of niacin daily—used to treat high cholesterol—can cause liver damage and failure. This high dose may also lead to dangerously low ...

Before the addition of ezetimibe—while patients were taking niacin and other lipid-lowering drugs only—13% of patients had met NCEP ATP III cholesterol goals, but after the addition of ...

Medications alone aren't the only means to lower cholesterol levels. Some over-the-counter alternative high cholesterol treatments can help -- but others don't fulfill their promise. "While there ...