Weight-Loss Niacin---lower your cholesterol

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I have been workin out with a friend that was 248 two months ago. Now he is 218. He has kept a very low calorie intake diet and I have been helping with the workouts. He recently went to get his cholesterol checked and his level was 138. I asked him what he did different than I and He just told me he took Niacin. Last time i checked my cholesterol i was at 215. I just started takin niacin and i will check my cholesterol in about 1 month. I will keep you posted.
 
thats what my doc told me to do when my cholesterol was 201 back in october, but i could not find niacin by itself so did not take it. i take a regular vitamin which i assume has niacin in it and watched my diet and exercised. then had it rechecked in january and it was 168. i'd like to get it lower, where did you find the niacin?
 
At GNC. They sell the bottles that have 500mg per tablet. You are supposed to take one a day and I think that it's working. I still some more time to go, but I'm feeling good. Just if you do take it, make sure you take it at night.
 
thanks, i ordered some cheaper online! $7 something for 120 capsules that are 500 like you said. well that was with shipping. i also saw on the news tonight that they recently did a study and found out that eating red grapefruit daily lowers your cholesterol also! and i LOVE grapefruit! :)
 
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i started the 500 niacin yesterday, but i read you should start out slow. so i opened up the capsule and emptied a tiny bit out and then closed up the capsule and took it. thank god i did! i forgot about how HOT and RED you get for a while after you take it. plus i felt like i wanted to hurl. i guess its something your body has to get used to.
 
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