This week, your hosts are back after their holiday break with the first episode of the new year, and they're diving into a long-awaited topic.. cholesterol! Cholesterol is a blood marker that is very demonized, but Kara and Kylie are here to break down why it may not be so bad after all.
They start by defining cholesterol and its functions in the body before diving into the different types of cholesterol and their "normal" levels. They also share important blood markers that can be even better predictors of heart health outside of just total and LDL cholesterol, reasons your cholesterol may be elevated that you might not have thought of, and diet and lifestyle factors you can implement to help improve your cholesterol levels.
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RELATED STUDIES AND RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE:
Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalization in Get With The Guidelines (PMID: 19081406)
Blood Tests to Determine Risk of Coronary Artery Disease (Cleveland Clinic)
High Ratio of Triglycerides to HDL-Cholesterol Predicts Extensive Coronary Disease (PMID: 18719750)
LDL Particle Number and Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Offspring Study – Implications for LDL Management(PMID: 19657464)
Variations in lipid levels according to menstrual cycle phase: clinical implications(PMID: 21743815)
Effects of Helicobacter Pylori eradication on serum lipid levels (PMID: 29892167)
Meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies evaluating the association of saturated fat with cardiovascular disease (PMID: 20071648)
The Diet-Heart Myth: Cholesterol and Saturated Fat Are Not the Enemy (Chris Kesser)
