When LDL increases, particle size typically increases, not particle number, and particle number may be less important than metabolic health and insulin resistance.

“when ldl goes up if the particle size doesn't is what increases not the particle number usually and people want to say oh particle number is important i'm actually not from the particle number matters that much um i think it's all or mostly metabolic health and are you insulin resistant or not are you metabolically healthy or not what is your passing insulin”