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I am a healthy 17 year old teenager with no medical requirements, but i wish to start taking 100mg of niacin per day as a health suplement, is this ok?
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Yes: Someone can have an intolerance to such supplements or material added during their conversion to an oral form.Beyond the rare case of intolerance, this is a simple water soluble vitamin that is not stored by the body.What is not used as it passes through, ends up in the urine. It's benefits are questionable, but it should not hurt you.
Answered 3/1/2016
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