LDL Is NOT the Real Cause of Heart Disease (Here’s What Is)

10 Jul 2025 · 1 min
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Darrian Peck examines a BMJ study of 150 people with familial hyperlipidemia, a genetic condition causing LDL levels above 190. About 70% of women and 50% of men in the group never developed premature heart disease despite dangerously high cholesterol. LDL levels didn't predict who got sick; better markers were lipoprotein(a), fibrinogen, and metabolic health measures like insulin and waist circumference.

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