Cholesterol:
Not nicotine; nicotinic acid
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Although the exact mechanism is not known, prescription nicotinic acid, or niacin, reduces LDL cholesterol and raises HDL cholesterol, but there are side effects.
Vincent J. Tamuzza, MD
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