<prompt> The vitamin which can be used for treatment of hypercholesterolemia is:ThiamineNiacinPyridoxineVitaminB12  <response>: Ans. b NiacinRef.:KDT6th edJ 875 Lipids that are liberated from adipose tissue are used to build very-low-density lipoproteins VLDL in the liver, which are precursors of low-density lipoprotein LDL Because niacin blocks the breakdown of fats, it causes a decrease in free fatty acids in the blood and, as a consequence, decreases the secretion of VLDL and cholesterol by the liver. When niacin is added to statins, it reduces carotid intima-media thickness, a marker of atherosclerosis 