niacin and cholesterol
June 12, 2010 by admin
Filed under low cholesterol diet
Niacin and cholesterol
What is Niacin?
Yes, this is very important question. Many people start talking about niacin and how it can help us to reduce cholesterol. But what is Niacin? Niacin, is actually a Vitamin B.
It is a Vitamin B tat used by your body to turn carbohydrates into energy. Hence, it helps to control your body weight also. Other than this Niacin also helps keep our nerve system, skin, hair, digestive system and our eyes healthy. That is why niacin is important nutrient in our daily food.
Why niacin is important to reduce cholesterol level?
Niacin can raise our high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level. When this “good” cholesterol is high, it can help to remove excess LDL cholesterol in our arteries. People always keep more attention to know how to lower their LDL cholesterol, but they have neglect the importance of increase HDL which will also finally reduce LDL cholesterol naturally. So, boosting HDL level is equally important in your ways to lower LDL cholesterol.
So, where you can get niacin naturally
Niacin can be found from foods containing niacin. For eg, you can eat healthy food like
salmon, organic peanuts, potato, lentils, lima beans, whole grain wheat, etc. It is better to take natural food than medication as if you take pills of niacin in long term, it may cause side effects as the concentration of niacin is too high in the pill which is totally different from the niacin in the natural food.
Last but not least, just take note that niacin is just one of the many solutions that can help to lower your cholesterol level. But, the best is still leading a healthy life style and healthy diet plan. If the life style and eating habit did not change, there is no any way can bring down the cholesterol level. So, the healthy life style is still the best way to lower your cholesterol level.
