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Go over to my Lipid Geeks Group and learn about a new fascinating study where myo-inositol (not to be confused with the placebo inositol hexanicotinate or "flush-less niacin" which is inositol that has been esterified with niacin on all six of inositol's alcohol, very favorably affected several metabolic abnormalities in menopausal women with the metabolic syndrome. 

Keywords: inositol metabolic syndrome insulin resistance 

Venture over to my Lipidaholics group for another pretty deep discussion on the importance of TG-rich lipoproteins. Tragically the discussion was stimuated by a frustrated PhRMA rep trying to deal with a cardiologist who cannot justify drug therapy for elevated triglycerides. As usual I take no prisoners!

 

Tom D

Keywords: inositol metabolic syndrome insulin resistance triglycerides apob ldl-p hdl-p vldl insulin resistance