Research Finds Elevated Levels of Vitamin B3 Associated with Heart Disease
Study Highlights Potential Risks of Niacin Overconsumption
Cleveland: Medical experts have identified a recent addition to the factors contributing to heart disease, which is an excess of Vitamin B3 in the body.
According to media reports, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute in the United States have revealed in their study that an ordinary vitamin known as niacin or Vitamin B3, when present in excessive amounts in the body, could become a cause of heart disease.
Renowned author of the study and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Prevention at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Stanley Hazen, stated in a press release that the primary objective of the research was not to find a connection between Vitamin B3 and heart disease.
He mentioned that their initial aim was to identify compounds in the blood that could be separate from conventional risk factors like diabetes, cholesterol, or blood pressure, which are customary precursors to heart attack, stroke, or death.
Dr. Hazen explained that during the study, a compound called 4PY was identified, which was linked to future heart disease, and it was later discovered that 4PY is formed in the body due to an excess of niacin (Vitamin B3).