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1/ #Metabolism, #lipids, and #ASCVD
#megathread🧵🧵🧵
Okay, I want to revisit and breakdown my position on this crucial topic and the challenges in communicating it.
⚠️ Get comfortable, as this could get long.
Ready? Let's go...
#megathread🧵🧵🧵
Okay, I want to revisit and breakdown my position on this crucial topic and the challenges in communicating it.
⚠️ Get comfortable, as this could get long.
Ready? Let's go...
2/ First, it's worth reviewing why there's a high level of confidence low density lipoproteins (LDLs) drive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)
For an excellent, lay-person video, I recommend @NutritionMadeS3's from a couple years ago 👇
For an excellent, lay-person video, I recommend @NutritionMadeS3's from a couple years ago 👇
3/ Also in the name of arguably the most cited meta-analysis for the Lipid Hypothesis to date:
"Low-density Lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease"
This meta combines lines from genetic, observational, and interventional studies.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28444290/
"Low-density Lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease"
This meta combines lines from genetic, observational, and interventional studies.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28444290/
1/ Okay, finally getting around to this experiment video by @ScepticalDoctor
Naturally, this has many things I'm interested in -->
- N=1
- #Lipids (esp #Cholesterol)
- and not least of all, Anna and I have many respectful, kind debates (more of that plz, #NutritionTwitter)
Naturally, this has many things I'm interested in -->
- N=1
- #Lipids (esp #Cholesterol)
- and not least of all, Anna and I have many respectful, kind debates (more of that plz, #NutritionTwitter)
2/ "But this experiment is mainly for entertainment purposes. Self experiments like this are irrelevant from a scientific perspective."
Unsurprisingly, I do disagree on this wording. I think it's fair to say self-experiments have "limited" relevance (depending on design)...
Unsurprisingly, I do disagree on this wording. I think it's fair to say self-experiments have "limited" relevance (depending on design)...
3/ ... But a well designed N=1 can provide quite a lot of scientific value, even if primarily hypothesis-generating.
@BrianLenzkes @DoctorTro I give a lot of people a benefit of the doubt in the beginning. I liken #NutritionTwitter as something akin to a general battlefield with a lot of war torn soldiers. So when someone realizes I'm not in their company, I'm not surprised when their first instinct is to shoot...
@BrianLenzkes @DoctorTro ... After all, much of their previous and current experience is of others shooting at them first or trying to lure them into traps. But many of those seem people who start off a lot more personal and snarky will often soften up and have intelligent conversations with patience...
@BrianLenzkes @DoctorTro ... And well, sometimes that never materializes.
Conversely, sometimes an ongoing intelligent dialog that was mutually respectful breaks down for the other person and it becomes more personal and ridiculing.
Conversely, sometimes an ongoing intelligent dialog that was mutually respectful breaks down for the other person and it becomes more personal and ridiculing.
1/ Hey #NutritionTwitter -- Help become a resource on #coronavirus/#covid19 and provide good advice and information right now to your followers as this timing is very meaningful.
Whatever partisan battles you've been fighting, I'm sure you originally got in this to help people.
Whatever partisan battles you've been fighting, I'm sure you originally got in this to help people.
2/ Viruses can survive outside the body for a while, but under most conditions it will die in time from exposure to things such as ultraviolet light or heat. This is why quarantining yourself for a couple weeks is so powerful.
You want to isolate it from new hosts (other people)
You want to isolate it from new hosts (other people)
3/ If you have a healthy immune system that is becoming increasingly deadly to the virus inside your body while forcing its remains outside your body (in your living space) to endure exposure before coming into contact with any new hosts, you've massively reduced the risk.
