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Does niacin 500 helps to elevate hdl? i heard that that dosage really does not do any good from friends in pharma. or is it just a placebo?
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It can: It often does a great job on several types of lipid disorders. Your pharma friends downplay it because it's a simple vitamin and they probably dont make money from it.
Answered 2/8/2017
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