Dear Rhonda, thank you for all the valuable information you’re putting out here.
I’ve read claims that most of orally ingested nicotinamide riboside is broken down in the gut into niacinamide and ribose, but as a layman I haven’t been able to determine if this is true or not. If it’s the case, wouldn’t it be just as beneficial to supplement with these two significantly cheaper products instead? From my searches it seems nicotinamide riboside is roughly 30 times the price of niacinamide and ribose combined, so this would be an interesting alternative for people who just can afford an expensive supplement.
My second question is about nicotinamide mononucleotide. From my understanding this supplement hasn’t been commercially available until recently, but it’s now available from a few brands. Since it’s one step closer to NAD+ than nicotinamide riboside, would that make it superior as a supplement?
It would be awesome if you could share your thoughts on these things. Thanks again for your great website and podcast.
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Dear Rhonda, thank you for all the valuable information you’re putting out here.
I’ve read claims that most of orally ingested nicotinamide riboside is broken down in the gut into niacinamide and ribose, but as a layman I haven’t been able to determine if this is true or not. If it’s the case, wouldn’t it be just as beneficial to supplement with these two significantly cheaper products instead? From my searches it seems nicotinamide riboside is roughly 30 times the price of niacinamide and ribose combined, so this would be an interesting alternative for people who just can afford an expensive supplement.
My second question is about nicotinamide mononucleotide. From my understanding this supplement hasn’t been commercially available until recently, but it’s now available from a few brands. Since it’s one step closer to NAD+ than nicotinamide riboside, would that make it superior as a supplement?
It would be awesome if you could share your thoughts on these things. Thanks again for your great website and podcast.