Vitamin B3 and Reduced Low-Density Lipoprotein Level

• Effects of niacin on apo A1 and B levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

  • 2023-12-19
  • Meta-Analysis
  • The British journal of nutrition 131(7)
  • • Somayeh Saboori
    • Esmaeil Yousefi Rad
    • Jonathan Tammam
    • Pariyarath Sangeetha Thondre
    • Shelly Coe

  • PubMed: 38112076
  • DOI: 10.1017/s000711452300288x

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Low-Density Lipoprotein Level

  • High evidence

  Subgroup analyses indicated that intervention duration played a role, with trials of ≤ 16 weeks showing a greater reduction in apo B.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  500 to 3000 mg/d