[AZLiberty]

FYI all those studies about liver difficulties were about fake niacin - not nicotinamide.

Wrong. Nicotinamide, aka niacinamide, ISs the problem. The real thing -- that doesn't cause liver damage -- is niacin, or nicotinic acid.

Almost all B-complex supplements contain niacinamide -- the liver-damaging stuff -- not niacin. VitalBulk, however, sells a B complex with neither niacin nor niacinamide, so you can choose whether to add the good stuff (niacin) or the bad stuff.

This week Dr. Kats again pointed to evidence that niacin may be a very good treatment/preventive for Alzheimer's, and I found an article that says that niacin deficiency may be a huge factor in celiac (extreme gluten sensitivity).

[numberonepal]

Well shoot, I’ve been saying the wrong thing. I was under the impression that nicotinamide = nicotinic acid. Either way, I’ve been pushing the flush from pure niacin.

[generally]

ThankQ.

That squares with my reading/understanding.

Summary

Nicotinic acid : good stuff

Nicotinamide : bad stuff

Niacinamide : bad stuff

Non-flushing niacin formulations : bad stuff

[numberonepal]

VitaBulk is an awesome idea for a multi.