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1/ Thread -- Let's Get the Data
Many medical professionals (like my good friend and colleague, @DrNadolsky) feel strongly that #LowCarb-ers may be acting very recklessly by allowing their #LDL #Cholesterol to be much higher than the guidelines allow.
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Many medical professionals (like my good friend and colleague, @DrNadolsky) feel strongly that #LowCarb-ers may be acting very recklessly by allowing their #LDL #Cholesterol to be much higher than the guidelines allow.
citizensciencefoundation.org/concerned-for-…
2/ And this may well be the case.
Certainly if "diet induced" high LDL is the equivalent to genetically high LDL, such as those with #FamilialHypercholesterolemia (FH), then there should be likewise rapidly progressing #atherosclerosis.
Certainly if "diet induced" high LDL is the equivalent to genetically high LDL, such as those with #FamilialHypercholesterolemia (FH), then there should be likewise rapidly progressing #atherosclerosis.
3/ "The sine qua non of FH is severe elevation of total and LDL cholesterol levels." jaoa.org/article.aspx?a…
Often heterozygous FH is considered where LDL is 190 to 500 mg/dL, with homozygous being above 500.
Often heterozygous FH is considered where LDL is 190 to 500 mg/dL, with homozygous being above 500.
