Paul Saladino· MD
LDL is involved in atherosclerosis but only uh as sort of a an innocent bystander is perhaps the least technical way that I could say this and that you have to correct for oxidation of the LDL and underlying insulin resistance
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.
LDL is involved in atherosclerosis but only uh as sort of a an innocent bystander is perhaps the least technical way that I could say this and that you have to correct for oxidation of the LDL and underlying insulin resistance
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if your fasting insulin is low I don't think that LDL is in any way shape or form causitive atherosclerosis I think it is the fireman that shows up to put out the fire not the arsonist