Introduction
Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is a very important and quite popular vitamin, so we thought of dedicating today’s review to its examination.
Niacin provides assistance to many organs and assists to the right functioning of many processes taking place in the organism.
Identity – Administration
Niacin, a vitamin as its name implies, belongs to the family of B complex of vitamins.
Total number of members in this family is eight vitamins.
Niacin, provides a variety of benefits to the human organism.
Below we have a quick look at them
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Provides assistance on the conversion of food consumed into energy to be used by the organism as a “fuel”.
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Helps every human organ on its proper functioning.
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Assists to the overall improvement in dealing with its daily problems and commitments
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Offers valuable assistance to the nervous system
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Assists the digestive system on its daily operation
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Presents great benefits to the skin health
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Contributes to the good heart health
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It Is an important supplement in every multivitamin product available
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Helps to the overall proper functioning of the human organism
Following all those listed above it’s obvious that is one of the most important vitamins, this being the reason we meet it in nearly every supplement.
It’s not so difficult to find Niacin, as the human being receives it via the daily food consumption.
Niacin is traced in a variety of foods in circulation such as, the dairy products, mushrooms, whole grain products and others. It’s even present in meat, poultry and fish products.
As with the necessary amount of this vitamin to be received every day, this is supplemented by nutritional supplements.
The necessary amounts of this vitamin for administration set by the medical doctor vary according the age, sex, and personal history of each person.
It’s better not to trust numbers of daily dosage published at different times. These are general and do not take into accounts the age or the personal history of the person involved.
Have the opinion of your doctor for the amount necessary for your organism. Certainly knows better than anyone else.
Symptoms when Niacin is at Lower Levels
As mentioned earlier, people receive Niacin via the daily consumption of foods. However, is this quantity always sufficient? Should it be supplemented?
For such an important vitamin, the right amounts per day are very important as in any other case many organs and organic processes are to present problems in their operation.
Are these symptoms for lower Niacin levels identifiable? Do we know them?
In general, yes.
A number of them relates to mental functioning such as, the temporary loss of memory. As emphasized, Niacin assists many organs in their proper operation. So its lower levels bring problems in the brain functioning.
A similar -in a way- problem is the depression observed in persons with lower amounts of this vitamin. This is also associated with the brain operation and the messages transmitted to it.
There are also problems relating to physical fitness and condition of the person involved as, symptoms of headaches and a level of fatigue not reasonable for the person.
As Niacin is responsible for the skin health, skin problems are developed at the time when it is not at the right level.
A very important point is that in the developed world, the lower levels of Niacin are not so frequent due to a proper nutrition followed.
Low Niacin levels are usual in countries of the third world where there is poor nutrition,, and frequently, not even regular.
Niacin Forms and their Assistance
Niacin comes in two discrete chemical forms. Each one has a distinctive role and assists to a different area
It is a quite interesting division for a vitamin, so I think more information will help on understanding the independent role of each of these.
Let’s have a look at the table below.
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NIACIN |
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ITS ROLE IS RELATED TO SKIN TREATMENT AND PROTECTION |
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NICOTINIC ACID |
ITS ACTION IS RELATED TO CHOLESTEROL CONTROL / CARDIOVASCULAR CONTROL |
Remarks
The above listed information shows the importance of this vitamin for the human organism.
Relating to treatment and protection, justify the reason for including Niacin in most of the supplements.
We always remind the significance of the daily dosage as set by the medical doctor for each specific case.
Any higher amount used has no additional benefit.
Method of Work – Side Effects
Having mentioned a number of information about Niacin it is useful to see what actually does and how this vitamin acts in the human organism.
Niacin has a number of important actions shown its action as:
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Participates and assists in the energy metabolism, important for the organism.
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Contributes to cell metabolism, an important process for human cells.
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Provides control of cholesterol levels and actually lowers their figures. Here it should be clear that Niacin is not of use for treating cholesterol.
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Participates in the heart functioning, promoting its good and smooth operation.
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Promotes the skin health
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Participates in the DNA production
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Provides antioxidant action in the organism.
Earlier in the review, we mentioned that attention should be drawn to the dosage of Niacin per day.
The overdose can never bring any gains for the organism, on the contrary, provokes a series of side effects such as:
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Causes problems in liver due to toxicity developed.
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Similarly kidney problems are also observed.
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A damage in muscles is also possible
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Heart is affected. No normal functioning
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Blood pressure comes to lower values
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Physical problems are caused to the person involved by feeling nausea, headache and dizziness.
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Stomach problems are possible as well.
Here again, a reminder for seeking your doctor’s opinion before the administration of Niacin.
Possible interactions or allergic phenomena might be observed.
Male Extra – (Supplement containing Niacin)
Male Extra is known and popular among the men. It’s a natural supplement, a male booster as we call it, assisting in many of the problems of the sexual function.
Male Extra provides an improvement on the erection characteristics as well as on the duration and quality of it.
Niacin is present in this supplement contributing to a higher sexual performance and improvement of the erectile dysfunction.
Niacin helps on the overall physical condition of the man participating in the sexual act, so he can accomplish the act in a normal and successful way.
FAQ
Q: Is niacin necessary in the organism?
A: Yes, absolutely. As discussed in the review its lack may cause serious problems on organ functioning and smooth running of processes.
Q: Do I have to take multivitamins for receiving this vitamin?
A: Your doctor will determine the amount you need and how you receive it. It might be sufficiently received via the foods.
Q: Are severe side effects if there is not the right amount in the organism?
A: It depends. One thing for sure is that the person feels a number of side effects whose severity depends on the special nature of the person itself.
Q: Are any supplements containing Niacin?
A: Niacin is present in most of natural supplements. One such supplement is discussed in the review before.
Final Thoughts
A very important vitamin for the organism functioning, Niacin, was under review today.
Its assistance on the functioning of organs and process was presented along with side effects for overdose and adverse effects for lower levels of it.
Niacin is present in most of the natural supplements currently in the market.
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