But your cholesterol, your heart...

People who hear about a ketogenic diet often wonder whether that much fat can be healthy. Let alone all that cholesterol. The mindset is widespread, but also outdated: the science has moved on.

Let's get down to (buttered) brass tacks: A couple of references

https://butterbei.de/en/posts/but-your-cholesterol-your-heart/

#food #nutrition #cholesterol #fat #science

'Bijna alle hartaanvallen worden veroorzaakt door deze vier risicofactoren'

"namelijk hoge bloeddruk, hoog cholesterol, verhoogde bloedsuikerwaarden en roken. Van deze vier factoren blijkt hoge bloeddruk verreweg de belangrijkste voorspeller."

"vooral bij vrouwen andere oorzaken een grotere rol spelen dan lang werd aangenomen […] Bij ruim een derde van de vrouwelijke patiënten ontstond de hartaanval door een verstoring van de zuurstofbalans in het hart, bijvoorbeeld als gevolg van bloedarmoede of een ernstige infectie. Ook spontane scheurtjes in de vaatwand en bloedstolsels afkomstig uit andere delen van het lichaam bleken belangrijke oorzaken."

https://www.welingelichtekringen.nl/gezondheid/bijna-alle-hartaanvallen-worden-veroorzaakt-door-deze-vier-risicofactoren

#gezondheid #hartaanval #HartEnVaatZiekten #cholesterol #HogeBloeddruk #bloedsuiker #roken

Most US Adults Misidentify Chicken, Eggs as Cholesterol-Reducing Foods, Poll Finds https://vegconomist.com/studies-numbers/most-us-adults-misidentify-chicken-eggs-cholesterol-reducing-foods-poll-finds/

#nutrition #food #health #cholesterol #UnitedStates #USA #US

Beyond Statins: A Smarter, Personalized Strategy to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

“The science of lipid management has evolved dramatically, but everyday practice and public understanding have not kept pace. This piece distills what matters now: how to reduce risk using the tools we already have.”

https://neurodoctor.com/2026/04/30/beyond-statins-a-smarter-personalized-strategy-to-reduce-cardiovascular-risk/

#Atherosclerosis #cardiovasculardisease #heartattack #cholesterol #LDL #lipids #statins

Zero Calcium…Doubled Plaque

We now have the means to pretty much eliminate atherosclerotic disease. Get your cholesterol panel, ApoB and LP(a) checked today 🤔

“A new natural-history study watched #atherosclerosis grow in untreated, low-risk adults over five years — and quietly made the strongest case I’ve seen in years for treating #LDL early and aggressively.”

https://substance-over-noise.beehiiv.com/p/zero-calcium-doubled-plaque
#Cholesterol #cardiovasculardisease #heartattack

NHS doctor says two snacks 'could reduce heart disease risk by 10%'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/nhs-doctor-says-two-snacks-37289800

Lipid ratios as early screening markers of dyslipidemia in normal-BMI university students: a cross-sectional epidemiologic study

Introduction: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of #dyslipidemia and to assess the predictive performance of lipid ratios, specifically the #Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) and the total #cholesterol (TC) to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (TC/HDL) ratio, compared to body mass index (BMI) in identifying dyslipidemia among non-obese male university students.

Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 male students aged 20-30 years at a Saudi Arabian university. Participants underwent fasting lipid profiling, anthropometric measurements, and assessments of lifestyle behaviors including diet, physical activity, and smoking. Dyslipidemia was defined based on the NCEP-ATP III criteria. Predictive accuracy of AIP, TC/HDL ratio, and BMI was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and logistic regression.

Results: Dyslipidemia was detected in 60.7% of participants, despite a mean BMI of 25.3 ±4.0 kg/m², indicating that a substantial proportion of metabolically at-risk individuals were not obese. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors were associated with an approximately eightfold increase in the odds of dyslipidemia (p < 0.001). Both AIP (AUC = 0.865) and TC/HDL ratio (AUC = 0.873) demonstrated significantly superior predictive performance compared with BMI (AUC = 0.570). More than 63% of students were classified as high-risk based on AIP levels. Cluster analysis revealed a distinct LDL-TG dominant phenotype strongly associated with unhealthy lifestyle factors.

Conclusions: Lipid ratios, particularly AIP and TC/HDL, outperformed BMI in predicting early dyslipidemia among non-obese young adults. Incorporating these indices into routine screening could facilitate earlier detection of cardiovascular risk in university and preventive health settings, emphasizing the importance of targeted lifestyle interventions.

https://amsad.termedia.pl/Lipid-ratios-as-early-screening-markers-of-dyslipidemia-in-normal-BMI-university,215849,0,2.html