Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 > My bottle of niacinamide(Nature's Bounty) also lists " Niacin (as > Niacinamide) " 500mg as the main ingredient. I have not yet experienced > any flushing from taking this. Should I be looking for a different > brand of Niacinamide? I don't know, nmoore. That may be the conventional way all companies list niacinamide, even though it's technically incorrect. I just took a quick look at iHerb, and both Nature's Way and Twinlabs list their niacinamide as " Niacin (as niacinamide). " Only Source Naturals lists it clearly as niacinamide, and Jarrow lists their niacin and niacinamide separately. Nicomide, the prescription drug, lists its niacinamide as such too. Thanks for pointing this out. Assuming the best of intentions, perhaps these companies are using the term niacin as a literal synonym for Vitamin B3, and aren't looking too deeply (or are unaware) of the relationship between niacin and niacinamide. Or perhaps this is related to the impurities I read about as the most likely cause of flushing with niacinamide. Still, I think a label that talks about supporting a normal level of cholesterol is deliberately misleading, esp if the product is suppose to be niacinamide. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 > My bottle of niacinamide(Nature's Bounty) also lists " Niacin (as > Niacinamide) " 500mg as the main ingredient. I have not yet experienced > any flushing from taking this. Should I be looking for a different > brand of Niacinamide? I don't know, nmoore. That may be the conventional way all companies list niacinamide, even though it's technically incorrect. I just took a quick look at iHerb, and both Nature's Way and Twinlabs list their niacinamide as " Niacin (as niacinamide). " Only Source Naturals lists it clearly as niacinamide, and Jarrow lists their niacin and niacinamide separately. Nicomide, the prescription drug, lists its niacinamide as such too. Thanks for pointing this out. Assuming the best of intentions, perhaps these companies are using the term niacin as a literal synonym for Vitamin B3, and aren't looking too deeply (or are unaware) of the relationship between niacin and niacinamide. Or perhaps this is related to the impurities I read about as the most likely cause of flushing with niacinamide. Still, I think a label that talks about supporting a normal level of cholesterol is deliberately misleading, esp if the product is suppose to be niacinamide. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Dr. Marjorie, Considering I have health insurance, I'd pay $15 for a month's supply of Nicomide which is about $5 more than if I bought all the vitamins together. I think I'd rather know I'm getting true non-flushing B3. Plus, I could have my doctor monitor me. If you don't have insurance (and I've been there, unfortunately), then the vitamin store where you can get the highest quality pills you can afford might be the best route. BTW, is niacinamide working well for you? Take care, Matija > > My bottle of niacinamide(Nature's Bounty) also lists " Niacin (as > > Niacinamide) " 500mg as the main ingredient. I have not yet > experienced > > any flushing from taking this. Should I be looking for a different > > brand of Niacinamide? > > I don't know, nmoore. That may be the conventional way all companies > list niacinamide, even though it's technically incorrect. > > I just took a quick look at iHerb, and both Nature's Way and Twinlabs > list their niacinamide as " Niacin (as niacinamide). " Only Source > Naturals lists it clearly as niacinamide, and Jarrow lists their > niacin and niacinamide separately. Nicomide, the prescription drug, > lists its niacinamide as such too. > > Thanks for pointing this out. Assuming the best of intentions, > perhaps these companies are using the term niacin as a literal > synonym for Vitamin B3, and aren't looking too deeply (or are > unaware) of the relationship between niacin and niacinamide. Or > perhaps this is related to the impurities I read about as the most > likely cause of flushing with niacinamide. > > Still, I think a label that talks about supporting a normal level of > cholesterol is deliberately misleading, esp if the product is suppose > to be niacinamide. > > Marjorie > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Dr. Marjorie, Considering I have health insurance, I'd pay $15 for a month's supply of Nicomide which is about $5 more than if I bought all the vitamins together. I think I'd rather know I'm getting true non-flushing B3. Plus, I could have my doctor monitor me. If you don't have insurance (and I've been there, unfortunately), then the vitamin store where you can get the highest quality pills you can afford might be the best route. BTW, is niacinamide working well for you? Take care, Matija > > My bottle of niacinamide(Nature's Bounty) also lists " Niacin (as > > Niacinamide) " 500mg as the main ingredient. I have not yet > experienced > > any flushing from taking this. Should I be looking for a different > > brand of Niacinamide? > > I don't know, nmoore. That may be the conventional way all companies > list niacinamide, even though it's technically incorrect. > > I just took a quick look at iHerb, and both Nature's Way and Twinlabs > list their niacinamide as " Niacin (as niacinamide). " Only Source > Naturals lists it clearly as niacinamide, and Jarrow lists their > niacin and niacinamide separately. Nicomide, the prescription drug, > lists its niacinamide as such too. > > Thanks for pointing this out. Assuming the best of intentions, > perhaps these companies are using the term niacin as a literal > synonym for Vitamin B3, and aren't looking too deeply (or are > unaware) of the relationship between niacin and niacinamide. Or > perhaps this is related to the impurities I read about as the most > likely cause of flushing with niacinamide. > > Still, I think a label that talks about supporting a normal level of > cholesterol is deliberately misleading, esp if the product is suppose > to be niacinamide. > > Marjorie > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Dr. Marjorie, Considering I have health insurance, I'd pay $15 for a month's supply of Nicomide which is about $5 more than if I bought all the vitamins together. I think I'd rather know I'm getting true non-flushing B3. Plus, I could have my doctor monitor me. If you don't have insurance (and I've been there, unfortunately), then the vitamin store where you can get the highest quality pills you can afford might be the best route. BTW, is niacinamide working well for you? Take care, Matija > > My bottle of niacinamide(Nature's Bounty) also lists " Niacin (as > > Niacinamide) " 500mg as the main ingredient. I have not yet > experienced > > any flushing from taking this. Should I be looking for a different > > brand of Niacinamide? > > I don't know, nmoore. That may be the conventional way all companies > list niacinamide, even though it's technically incorrect. > > I just took a quick look at iHerb, and both Nature's Way and Twinlabs > list their niacinamide as " Niacin (as niacinamide). " Only Source > Naturals lists it clearly as niacinamide, and Jarrow lists their > niacin and niacinamide separately. Nicomide, the prescription drug, > lists its niacinamide as such too. > > Thanks for pointing this out. Assuming the best of intentions, > perhaps these companies are using the term niacin as a literal > synonym for Vitamin B3, and aren't looking too deeply (or are > unaware) of the relationship between niacin and niacinamide. Or > perhaps this is related to the impurities I read about as the most > likely cause of flushing with niacinamide. > > Still, I think a label that talks about supporting a normal level of > cholesterol is deliberately misleading, esp if the product is suppose > to be niacinamide. > > Marjorie > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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