High dose Niacin raises blood sugar in some people. (this includes non-flush types).
The body really resists lowering cholesterol. And there are reasons for this. It is the Drug Industry that has created the Cholesterol Myth. And slowly many good doctors are realizing this. Studies show that elderly people have higher death rates from all causes when they have lower cholesterol.
Autism has been linked to low cholesterol in children.
I have posted many papers about this dilemma...search "cholesterol" and/or "statin" here and on medications forum, and PD forum...the list of posts is very long.
Dr. Graveline's website is quite busy and ambitious about this subject.
www.spacedoc.net
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