Increased nitric oxide in the endothelium is beneficial and this effect is independent of LDL levels.

“well nitric oxide is sort of important for things like oh I don't know vasodilatation in your heart your penis like other parts of your body and for overall endothelial health”

“if you want healthy endothelium inside your blood vessels that's how you get that kind of fortified wall that doesn't really pull in LDL you need to have robust amounts of nitric oxide being made in the end of epithelium and that's how you know you have healthy endothelium you can look at that vasodilatory response”