Paul Saladino· MD
hdl is more prevalent in your bloodstream than ldl but hdl doesn't cause atherosclerosis
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
hdl is more prevalent in your bloodstream than ldl but hdl doesn't cause atherosclerosis
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and actually it's important to note that hdl is even smaller 10 nanometers hdl is plenty small enough to get into the endothelium but it doesn't cause atherosclerosis we'll talk about why later but hdl is even smaller than ldl