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Postprandial glucose levels, HbA1c, and arterial stiffness: Compared to glucose, lipids are not even on the radar screen

arterial stiffness, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, diabetes, glucose, HbA1c, HDL, LDL, lipids, research

Postprandial glucose levels are the levels of blood glucose after meals. In Western urban environments, the main contributors to elevated po...

Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, chylomicron, HDL, LDL, research, saturated fat, VLDL

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-density lipoprotei...

The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: More smoking is associated with more plaque, unless you eat more eggs

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, egg, heart disease, plaque

I blogged before about the study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ). This stud...

Half-hearted Atkins diet and cardiovascular disease

Atkins, cardiovascular disease, HDL, LDL, low carb, research

I would like to comment on a recent article comparing the Atkins, Ornish and South Beach diets (Miller et al., 2009; full reference at t...

Total cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: A U-curve relationship

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, J curve, research, U curve

The hypothesis that blood cholesterol levels are positively correlated with heart disease (the lipid hypothesis) dates back to Rudolph Virch...

Is heavy physical activity a major trigger of death by sudden cardiac arrest? Not in Oregon

cardiovascular disease, endurance running, Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study, research, stress, sudden cardiac arrest

The idea that heavy physical activity is a main trigger of heart attacks is widespread. Often endurance running and cardio-type activities a...

Long distance running causes heart disease, unless it doesn’t

cardiovascular disease, endurance exercise, endurance running, heart disease, J curve, research, U curve

Regardless of type of exercise, disease markers are generally associated with intensity of exertion over time. This association follows a J-...

Triglycerides, VLDL, and industrial carbohydrate-rich foods

carbohydrates, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, HCE, LDL, low carb, statistics, triglyceride, VLDL

Below are the coefficients of association calculated by HealthCorrelator for Excel (HCE) for user John Doe. The coefficients of association ...

Long-term adherence to Dr. Kwaśniewski’s Optimal Diet: Healthy with high LDL cholesterol

Atkins, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, free fatty acid, HOMA, Kwaśniewski, low carb, Optimal Diet, research, saturated fat

This is a study (Grieb, P. et al., 2008; full reference at the end of this post) that I read a few years ago, right after it came out, and a...

Low fasting triglycerides: A marker for large-buoyant LDL particles

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, HDL, LDL, research, triglyceride, VAP test

Small-dense LDL particles are particles that are significantly smaller than the gaps in the endothelium. The endothelium is a thin layer of ...

LDL, chylomicrons, HDL, and atherosclerosis: A lazy Sunday theory

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, chylomicron, HDL, humor, LDL

Notes: - This post is a joke, admittedly a weird one, which is why it is labeled “humor” and is filed under “Abstract humor”. - I apolog...

More on the Harvard study on saturated versus polyunsaturated fats

cardiovascular disease, omega-3, omega-6, research, saturated fat

This is a follow up on this post , which addressed the main argument put forth in a recent BBC article. The BBC article argued that people s...

BBC article's advice: Replace saturated with polyunsaturated fats

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, omega-3, omega-6, research, saturated fat

The BBC article is here . It is based on meta-analysis of eight previous studies conducted by Harvard researchers, which the article states ...

Online calculators to assess cardiovascular disease risk: No LDL needed

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, LDL, research

Researchers can build mathematical equations (sometimes referred to as structural equations) that predict health outcomes based on health fa...

Adiponectin, inflammation, diabetes, and heart disease

adiponectin, body fat, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, inflammation, research

Humans, like many animals, evolved to be episodic eaters and spend most of their time fasting. Body fat is the main store of energy in the h...

The anatomy of a VAP test report

atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, Friedewald LDL equation, HDL, intima-media thickness, Iranian LDL equation, LDL, VAP test, VLDL

The vertical auto profile (VAP) test is an enhanced lipid profile test. It has been proposed, chiefly by the company Atherotech ( ), as a mo...