Hidden Vitamin in Milk Yields Remarkable Health Benefits Weill
Cornell Researchers Show Tiny Vitamin in Milk, in High Doses,
Makes Mice Leaner, Faster and Stronger NEW YORK (June 14, 2012)
— A novel form of vitamin B3 found in milk in small quantities
produces remarkable health benefits in mice when high doses are
administered, according to a new study conducted by researchers
at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Polytechnic School in
Lausanne, Switzerland. The findings, recently reported in the
June 2012 issue of the journal, Cell Metabolism, reveal that
high doses of the vitamin precursor, nicotinamide riboside (NR)
— a cousin of niacin — prevent obesity in mice that are fed a
fatty diet, and also increase muscle performance, improve energy
expenditure and prevent diabetes development, all without side
effects. The Swiss researchers, led by Dr. Johan Auwerx,
performed the mouse experiments, while the ability to give the
animals sufficient doses of NR was made possible by Weill
Cornell Medical College re