People with higher levels of niacin in their blood may be more at risk of a heart attack or stroke, possibly because too much of the vitamin inflames blood vessels By Grace Wade Niacin, or vitamin B3, is a popular supplement SERSOL/Alamy People with high levels of niacin, also known as vitamin B3, in their...
by Cleveland Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCleveland Clinic researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin previously recommended to lower cholesterol. The team, led by Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., discovered a link between 4PY, a breakdown product from excess niacin, and heart disease....
