Why You Should NOT Measure Apoprotein B
About this episode
The episode discusses why measuring apoprotein B may not provide significant health insights compared to small LDL particles.
Apoprotein B provides a virtual count of the lipoprotein particles in the bloodstream that cause coronary heart disease. It is often held up as superior to the widely used LDL cholesterol value. Is this true? It is true, but it does not mean that measuring apoprotein B tells you much about health. Compare this to the enormous amount of insight provided by measuring the REAL cause of heart disease: small LDL particles that gives you an entire universe of insight into your overall health, as w...
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Host: William Davis
Topics covered
- apoprotein B
- LDL cholesterol
- heart disease
- small LDL particles
- health insights
Keywords
- apoprotein B
- LDL cholesterol
- heart disease
- small LDL particles
- health
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Books & works: Apoprotein B, LDL cholesterol, small LDL particles
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