/ neutraceuticals / vitamin B-3 niacin
Vitamin B-3 (Niacin)
Preventive Intake: 100-150 mg
Benefits:
- Cholesterol reducing agent.
- Lowers LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides and increases HDL (good cholesterol).
- Decreases the incidence of diabetes.
- Decreases insulin requirements of diabetics.
- Needed to metabolize foodstuffs into energy.
- May help prevent diabetes.
- Used in the treatment of Type I and II diabetes, osteoarthritis, anxiety and depression.
Deficiencies May Cause: Muscular fatigue, indigestion, depression, insomnia, headaches, dermatitis, diarrhea, pellagra, tremors and skin lesions.
Food Sources: Meat, poultry, dairy, seafood, nuts, seeds, legumes, potatoes and nutritional yeast.