Paul Saladino· MD
adult chimpanzees by analytical Ultras centrifugation revealed a lower mean LDL level uh 269 milligrams per deciliter so chimps have a much higher LDL than humans but they do not develop 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.
adult chimpanzees by analytical Ultras centrifugation revealed a lower mean LDL level uh 269 milligrams per deciliter so chimps have a much higher LDL than humans but they do not develop atherosclerosis
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the antigenic structures of chimpanzee and human LDL were essentially indistinguishable
chimp chimpanzee versus human LDL is essentially indistinguishable they're they're essentially the same and this theyve been characterized multiple times and found to be about the same