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Corn-Eating Hamsters Cannibalize Their Young
'Deranged Cannibal'
Hamsters Really Do Exist
new study
Jan 30, 2017 1:47 PM CST

'Deranged Cannibal' Hamsters Really Do Exist

Lack of vitamin B3 causes 'dementia-like' symptoms

(Newser) - An all-corn diet can quite literally turn a female hamster into a cannibal. A new study found that the European hamster, which once used to feast on a varied diet of grains, roots, and insects, is not doing so well on a diet limited to industrially grown corn. Indeed, the...

He Drank 4 or 5 Energy Drinks Daily. Then He Turned Yellow

Too much niacin caused acute hepatitis: doctors

(Newser) - For three weeks, a construction worker drank four or five energy drinks per day to help keep up with his intense workload. Then his body went haywire. In a bizarre case Florida doctors describe in the British Medical Journal , the 50-year-old man started gulping down energy drinks on the job...

Studies: Popular Cholesterol Treatment Too Dangerous

Niacin dramatically increases your risk of diabetes, report finds

(Newser) - Niacin sure sounds like a safe drug—it's a B vitamin; you can get it over the counter and in your cereal . And for years, doctors have been prescribing it in the hopes of cutting LDL, or "bad cholesterol," while increasing HDL, or "good cholesterol."...

Cereal Problem: Kids Are Getting Too Many Vitamins
Cereal Problem: Kids Are Getting Too Many Vitamins
new report
Jun 24, 2014 10:32 AM CDT

Cereal Problem: Kids Are Getting Too Many Vitamins

Too much vitamin A, zinc, niacin can cause problems

(Newser) - We're told to get our vitamins—but there's a line when enough is enough, and when kids eat fortified breakfast cereal, they may be crossing that line, USA Today reports. "Millions of children are ingesting potentially unhealthy amounts" of three nutrients: vitamin A, zinc, and niacin, per...

Boosting 'Good' Cholesterol Doesn't Help, May Hurt
Boosting 'Good' Cholesterol Doesn't Help, May Hurt
study says
May 27, 2011 1:30 PM CDT

Boosting 'Good' Cholesterol Doesn't Help, May Hurt

Test of drug niacin halted when results became clear

(Newser) - Raising your “good” HDL cholesterol might not be such a good idea. A federally funded study into the effectiveness of the HDL booster niacin has been abruptly cut off, after it became clear that the drug did nothing to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke—and in...

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