Hi everyone and BIG thanks to you! Looks like I got the wrong kind. It says right on the front label: Healthy cholesterol Levels. And the manufacturer sent me the response quoted below in answer to my questions: "Is this product IP6? Can you point to any research comparing Inositol to Niacin for cholesterol lowing effects?"
I asked about IP6 because many good things have been attributed to it even if not lipid lowering.
Many thanks!
Dear Christina,
Thank you for your interest in Natural Factors Niacin Inositol Hexanicotinate 500 mg (SKU 1223); we appreciate you taking the time to contact us.
Both of these products contain Inositol, which by itself can be used therapeutically to reduce cholesterol, but IP6 is Inositol Hexaphosphate, which is different from Inositol Hexanicotinate. Studies show that IP6 helps to prevent disease, improves cellular communication and inhibits abnormal cell division. Whereas niacin offers support for the cardiovascular system by having a positive effect on cholesterol levels by reducing LDL and triglycerides, while raising levels of HDL – the good cholesterol.
Niacin Inositol Hexanicotinate Flush Free delivers niacin in the form of inositol hexanicotinate, which minimizes the side effects associated with other forms of niacin in high doses, such as flushing of the skin and upset stomach. When ingested, inositol nicotinate hydrolyzes in the body to free niacin and inositol, allowing both to function in reducing cholesterol levels in the body. It acts as a slow-release supply of niacin; hence, the flushing effect is not a likely event when ingested.
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I'm confused by this answer. But very impressed that they got back to me so swiftly. I want to follow up with them with a question that settles the matter but I'm still somewhat confused re "free niacin".
They also linked:
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/scientific_output/files/main_documents/949.pdf
http://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(06)01067-8/abstract
and a couple of others that were just about niacin with no mention of inositol or extended release
I will be back to go over each of these posts tomorrow when I hope to have better braining going on.
Again: BIG thanks! BIG!
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