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What Causes Heart Disease? | The Peter Attia Drive Podcast (Ep 203, AMA 34) — Whalespan

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What Causes Heart Disease? | The Peter Attia Drive Podcast (Ep 203, AMA 34)

Peter Attia16m · 2022-04-18

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✓Well SupportedCholesterol is essential for cell membrane structure and is a substrate for vital hormone production.◐Partially SupportedThe most common presentation for a first heart attack is sudden death.✓Well SupportedCholesterol is essential for cell membrane structure, fluidity, and channel formation.◐Partially SupportedASCVD is a disease state characterized by the deposition or buildup of sterols, including cholesterol and phytosterols, in the artery wall.Partially Supported

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The body's ability to produce cholesterol is critical for survival.

◐Partially SupportedHypertension and lipid abnormalities are the two biggest behavioral risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, excluding smoking.

◐Partially SupportedAtherosclerosis is the only inevitable disease of the human species, unlike cancer and dementia which are prevalent but not inevitable with aging.

✓Well SupportedCholesterol is essential for the creation of bile acids necessary for food digestion.

◐Partially SupportedCholesterol is an essential, hydrophobic organic molecule in the lipid family.

◐Partially SupportedOver 50% of men will experience a cardiac event before the age of 65.

◐Partially SupportedMost people die with atherosclerosis if they live long enough.