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“However, a protective role of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol towards reducing heart disease has not been established. In this clip, Dr. Ronald Krauss describes why it may be more beneficial to reduce LDL levels than to raise HDL levels.”

“However, rather than finding an effect on cholesterol, they found a nearly 80% drop in triglycerides among patients with Fredrickson Type V hypertriglyceridemia. While this dose is, no doubt, clinically excessive, the tolerability of even high doses used in the past provides context on just how hard it is to determine a true "tolerable upper intake level" when it comes to omega-3.”

“Since the 1980’s, clinicians and researchers have been puzzled by the “French paradox”: the observation that residents of France have a surprisingly low incidence of cardiovascular disease given their high rates of smoking, intakes of saturated fat, and hypercholesterolemia (i.e. abnormally high serum levels of harmful low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol).”

“However, most research on berberine has been conducted on animals, with limited human trials available. In this Aliquot, Dr. Rhonda Patrick describes some of the latest research on the effects of berberine on weight loss, cholesterol, exercise, and the gut microbiome.”

“Similarly, men who were exposed to ten 45-minute sauna baths over a period of three weeks exhibited reduced total cholesterol levels (from ~4.50mmol/L to ~4.18mmol/L) and reduced LDL levels (from ~2.71mmol/L to ~2.43mmol/L).”

“A meta-analysis of eight randomized trials and 357 people with metabolic disorders reported small average reductions in triglycerides and total cholesterol, with no clear pooled reduction in LDL cholesterol and some variation across studies.”

“ApoB can add information when cholesterol content and atherogenic particle number disagree. Prospective discordance research found that particle-based measures tracked coronary events more closely than LDL cholesterol in discordant cases.”

“"Approximately 25% of the population has the ApoE4 varient, which is associated with high circulating levels of LDL cholesterol and a 2 to 3-fold increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.".”

“Those who took the lower dose exhibited reduced diastolic blood pressure and lower levels of the liver enzyme alanine aminotransferase, a marker of liver damage. Interestingly, both groups of participants experienced increases in LDL cholesterol.”

“Heart disease – Thymic involution and altered T cell immunity increase the blood concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines and activated macrophages, which increase the rate of cholesterol deposition in the arteries (i.e., atherosclerosis).”