Nicotinamide

Why take Vitamin B3?

Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) may have a role in the prevention of non-melanoma skin cancer and sun damage.

The ONTRAC study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2015 showed a 23% reduction in new non-melanoma skin cancers in high-risk patients taking 500mg of nicotinamide twice daily when compared with the placebo group.

The vitamin is well tolerated and is thought to work by enhancing DNA repair. Click here to read the full study.

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