LDL “bad” cholesterol and total cholesterol may not be as helpful to focus on as the fasting triglyceride to HDL “good” cholesterol ratio, when it comes to cardiovascular disease and health in general. I go through lifestyle tips to optimise your levels, and more importantly improve your metabolic health, reduce vascular inflammation and reduce insulin resistance. I also discuss LDL subfractions and ApoB.

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Graphs used from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Is LDL cholesterol associated with longterm mortality among primary prevention adults? A retrospective cohort study from a large healthcare system by Kevin E Kip, David Diamond, Suresh Mulukutla, Oscar C Marroquin, used under creative commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Qrisk3 calculator: https://qrisk.org/index.php

Ratio for identifying metabolic syndrome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Ratio for identifying metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

HDL as an antioxidant: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Fasting triglycerides: https://www.heartuk.org.uk/cholestero...

Insulin resistance and triglycerides: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Comparison of triglyceride glucose index and HbA1C as a marker of prediabetes A preliminary study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Relationship of ratio to small dense LDL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Nutrition and ApoB: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...

Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19081...

Cholesterol confusion and statin controversy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...