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Tier-CPublic-ready6/11/2026

Niacin

Cholesterol and triglycerides is the main area connected here, and any felt benefit should be read together with the human evidence base.

Representative tier calculated from paper evidence that passed the collection audit.

Papers analyzed
20
Caution signal
Moderate
Representative score
48.7
Cholesterol and triglyceridesNutrient status markersCondition-specific health context in a specific context

Main benefit evidence

The representative ingredient tier is calculated from these target-level evidence groups.

Blood lipids
3 studiesTier-B
Cholesterol and triglycerides
Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusPatient-group study
Potential benefit studied in Blood lipids.
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Cholesterol and triglycerides
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
52.0
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Nutrient status
2 studiesTier-C
Nutrient status markers
Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesResearch marker focusPatient-group study
This card is closer to a measured biomarker or lab outcome than a directly felt user benefit.
Closer to a research marker than a directly felt benefit.
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Nutrient status and deficiency markers
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
48.7
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Condition-specific evidence
1 studiesTier-C
Condition-specific health context in a specific context
Some positive signal observedResearch marker focusSupplement context
This result was studied for Condition-specific health context in a narrower population or condition-specific context. It should not be generalized as an everyday supplement effect.
Closer to a research marker than a directly felt benefit.
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Condition-specific health context
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
42.1
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Glucose and metabolic health
1 studiesTier-C
Glucose and metabolic health markers
Some positive signal observedResearch marker focusPatient-group study
This card is closer to a measured biomarker or lab outcome than a directly felt user benefit.
Closer to a research marker than a directly felt benefit.
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Glucose and metabolic markers
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
41.1
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Blood pressure and vascular health
1 studiesTier-C
Blood pressure and vascular health markers
Some positive signal observedResearch marker focusPatient-group study
This card is closer to a measured biomarker or lab outcome than a directly felt user benefit.
Closer to a research marker than a directly felt benefit.
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Blood pressure and vascular markers
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
41.1
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Stress and mood
1 studiesTier-C
Stress Response and Sleep Changes
Some positive signal observedFelt benefit focusPatient-group study
These findings come from stress response, cortisol, anxiety, or sleep outcomes. They may mix felt benefits with physiological markers.
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Stress and mood balance
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
20.9
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.

Recent research

Updated This Month10 new papers

10 new papers were added in this period. No new risk signal was identified.

What's new

10 new papers were added.No new risk signal was identified.

Most notable recent finding

This is the most meaningful new study in the latest update.
review
Why it mattersIt ranked highest among the newly collected papers for this ingredient in the latest update.
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Key cautions to review

Standalone side-effect signals and combination cautions are listed separately.

Caution index
2.8
Caution band: Moderate
Caution signals
5
Side effects + combos + curated rules
Key precautions
No combination caution signal is clear enough to show right now. This does not guarantee safety.
Standalone side effects, combination cautions, and positive combos are separated below.

Standalone side effects

Gastrointestinal Upset1 papers
Gastrointestinal upset occurred in 30% of niacin group vs 3% placebo (P=0.005), described as the most severe adverse effect in the study.human · rct
Flushing1 papers
A single 500 mg dose of immediate-release niacin caused flushing in 100% of participants, with 6 participants intolerant and 3 requiring medical attention.human · rct
Generalized Pruritus1 papers
Generalized pruritus occurred in 75% of niacin group vs 0% placebo (P<0.001).human · rct
Cutaneous Tingling1 papers
Cutaneous tingling occurred in 30% of niacin group vs 0% placebo (P<0.001).human · rct
Chills1 papers
Chills occurred in 51.5% of niacin group vs 0% placebo (P<0.0001).human · rct

Evidence summaries

Paper IDs and full lists are private. Only study types and summaries are shown.

Key Evidence #1
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 55
review

It remains to be determined whether niacin may have clinical utility in particular subgroups, such as statin intolerant patients with hypercholesterolemia or those who cannot achieve a sufficient reduction in LDLc, and whether a potentially beneficial effect o

Key Evidence #2
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 661
observational

The risk of myopathy was increased by adding ERN/LRPT to simvastatin 40 mg daily (with or without ezetimibe), particularly in Chinese patients whose myopathy rates on simvastsatin were higher.

Key Evidence #3
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 221
observational

In randomized controlled trials, triglyceride lowering is associated with lower risk of major vascular events, even after adjusting for LDL-C lowering, although the effect is attenuated when REDUCE-IT is excluded.

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Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 62
observational

It is demonstrated that full-dose niacin/moderate-dose simvastatin combination has sustained benefits on atherogenic apoB lipoproteins, at least comparable to high-dose simvastatin, while also raising HDL-cholesterol.

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 51
review

This review summarises the research findings for each source of cognitive impairment for which NAD+ precursor supplementation has been investigated as a therapy and concludes that further properly controlled clinical research is needed to provide definitive an

Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 50
observational

It is indicated that inflammation, as indexed by GlycA, is unaffected by ERN treatment but is significantly associated with the residual risk of CVD and death in patients treated to low levels of LDL-C.

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