Alex wrote:

> IMHO better still is to get your niacin from food. Tuna, peanuts and
> (beef) liver all have high amounts of niacin - about 3 mg/oz, so that 10
> oz. or so will give you 30 mg. And just think - which tastes better - a
> tuna steak or a pill?

When my doctor told me that he wanted me to take niacin to lower my
cholesterol, my reaction was similar. The conversation went something like
this:

"I'm going to put you on a regimen of niacin to get your triglycerides
down."

"Well, I already consume several foods which are rich in niacin."

"You'll need to take in three thousand milligrams of niacin per day."

"Oh, I think I'll be taking the pills, then."


Doing the math from the quoted paragraph, I'd need 1000 ounces (62.5 pounds)
of tuna per day to meet my niacin quota. I like tuna, but not THAT much!

Bob