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- There's two types of LDL cholesterol that are measured together in a standard fasting lipid profile: type A LDL and type B LDL
- Type A LDL makes up 80% of LDL and is increased by dietary fat consumption
- Type A LDL is not predictive of heart disease nor does it drive the accumulation of plaque in the arteries
- Type A LDL is lowered by statins
- Type B LDL makes up 20% of LDL and is predictive of heart attacks
- Type B LDL is not lowered by statins
- Taking statins comes with a bunch of side effects
- Selling statins has been a lucrative business
Citations at https://robertlustig.com/metabolical/metabolical-references-... for pages 34 through 39
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- There's two types of LDL cholesterol that are measured together in a standard fasting lipid profile: type A LDL and type B LDL
- Type A LDL makes up 80% of LDL and is increased by dietary fat consumption
- Type A LDL is not predictive of heart disease nor does it drive the accumulation of plaque in the arteries
- Type A LDL is lowered by statins
- Type B LDL makes up 20% of LDL and is predictive of heart attacks
- Type B LDL is not lowered by statins
- Taking statins comes with a bunch of side effects
- Selling statins has been a lucrative business
Citations at https://robertlustig.com/metabolical/metabolical-references-... for pages 34 through 39