Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Niacin vs. Niacinamide

Oct 14, 2023

07:03

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This podcast discusses the differences between niacin and niacinamide, highlighting their unique benefits. Niacin helps lower cholesterol, decrease inflammation, and support a healthy liver. Niacinamide is beneficial for skin conditions, immune health, and reducing anger and anxiety. The podcast also addresses potential side effects and the effectiveness of both forms for various medical conditions.

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Niacin provides lipid benefits, lowers cholesterol, increases HDL, and reduces inflammation in the arteries.

Niacinamide is effective for treating skin conditions, reducing histamines, inflammation, and sebum production.

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Benefits of Niacin

Niacin, unlike niacinamide, causes flushing, but provides lipid benefits such as lowering cholesterol, LDL, increasing HDL, and reducing inflammation in the arteries. Additionally, niacin is effective for fatty liver, inflammation, and scar tissue in cirrhosis. Despite concerns about liver toxicity, it is rare and usually associated with high doses taken over a long time. Niacin has been shown to be effective for managing cholesterol and other conditions like schizophrenia and dyskinesia.

Understanding the Difference between Niacin and Niacinamide and Their Unique Benefits

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Niacin vs. Niacinamide Benefits and B3 Deficiency

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Today we’re going to cover the difference between the two forms of vitamin B3: niacin and niacinamide.

Both niacin and niacinamide chemically work similarly but have different benefits.

Niacin:

• Gives a flushing response

• Has lipid benefits

• Helps lower cholesterol

• Helps lower LDL

• Helps increase HDL

• Helps decrease inflammation in the arteries

• Supports a healthy liver

• May help with schizophrenia

• May help with drug-induced dyskinesia

Niacinamide:

• Won’t cause a flush

• Helps with certain skin conditions (acne, dermatitis, rosacea, and psoriasis)

• Helps lower histamines

• Helps reduce immune inflammatory factors

• Helps decrease flaking skin

• Helps reduce sebum

• May help reduce inflammation

• May help with arthritis

• Is used for anti-aging

• Is used for hyperpigmentation

• May help reduce anger and anxiety

Many people are discouraged from taking niacin because of potential side effects. But the dangers are rare and are typically involved in those taking very high doses over long periods and time-release niacin.

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