The best current Blood Test Markers for Cardiovascular Risk (Heart Attack and Stroke)?
Dr Ken Berry stated (https://youtu.be/FAprJVXq1fE) that for the past 30 years, people have tried and failed to lower their triglycerides and raise their HDL by eating HCLF diets recommended by such websites as American Heart Association (AHA), WebMD and Mayo Clinic. It seems that no matter how hard they tried, they just couldn’t improve these proven risk markers for Heart Attack and Stroke. It turns out that these people were not stupid or lazy or gluttons, the advice they had been given and taken was just WRONG.
People eating a HCLF diet, raises their LDL and they were recommended to take statin to lower their LDL. This HCLF diet has become a dogma by many family physicians.
BUT
Many science based doctors have now recommended a LCHF diet and this has resulted in lowing their triglycerides and Insulin, and raising their HDL and LDL.
A/Prof. Ken Sikaris – ‘Blood Tests to assess your Cardiovascular Risk'” on YouTube on 30 Aug 2014
https://youtu.be/9BFRi-nH1v8 gave a very good explanation on the matter. He summarised the cardiovascular risk as follows:
• 30 years ago
HDL and triglycerides were not important factors to consider
• 20 years ago
Bad cholesterol LDL is a risk factor and
Good cholesterol HDL is a good indicator
• 10 years ago
Modified LDL atherogenic
Oxidised Glycated, Apo(a)/Lp(a), small Dense LDL are important indicators of cardiovascular risk
• Today Aug 30, 2014
Triglycerides is the most important indicator of cardiovascular risk.
The ratio of triglycerides over the HDL is a better indicator than the ratio of total cholesterol over the HDL of the cardiovascular risk. The lower figure gives a better result.
Blood Test for Fats
Fasting triglycerides < 1.0 mmol/L This is good as it shows that the body is using up the fat But if Fasting triglycerides > 1.5 mmol/L
Then this is bad as there are more small dense LDL.
You will have lower HDL which is bad for cardiovascular risk.
Dr Nadir Ali questioned (https://youtu.be/qXtdp4BNyOg)
whether raising LDL cholesterol is bad for health when it helps one to:
Live longer
Lower Infection Risk
Lower Cancer Risk
Better Cognitive Ability
If one is having cardiovascular problems, one may like to listen to the following videos to decide for oneself as to who one would want to follow:
David Diamond on Deception in Cholesterol Research: Separating Truth From Profitable Fiction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inwfSkSGvQw
Cholesterol on Low Carb — Dr. Eric Westman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmcmAM9xEcc
“Killing For Profit” – Dr Aseem Malhotra – Presentation at European Parliament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QrrHzoddNw
Big Food and Big Pharma killing for profit? by Dr Aseem Malhotra
https://youtu.be/H4uVNywg848
Dr. Aseen Malhotra – The Big Fat Fix & Saturated Fat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi6TUc9xGQc
Is The Keto Diet Healthy? (Saturated Fats) | Jason Fung
https://youtu.be/s1l8Rq4ywQ8
Dr. Jason Fung: Financial Conflicts of Interests and the End of Evidence-Based Medicine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6IO2DZjOkY
Lewis Cantley – Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer: The Insulin Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S395qX6G6HM
Low carb for doctors: What about cholesterol? By Dr Unwin https://youtu.be/x3EyZk_wIv4
Have You Been Lied To About Fat? Nina Teicholz Reveals a The Big Fat Surprise : with Jonathan Bailor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIUD8eB7Drg
The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet (& What They Don’t…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmGl93sXoe0
Dr. Sarah Hallberg – ‘LDL on LCHF’
https://youtu.be/w8jUmCe3zDs
Reason for LDL Increase for Some on a Low Carb Diet by Dr Stephen Phinney
https://youtu.be/MNfjkTyBUdQ
Lower Your TRIGLYCERIDES Naturally – 2020
https://youtu.be/EiCy5SWypCI
The Great Cholesterol & Statin Con by Dr Aseem Malhotra
https://youtu.be/AuhW4e-Ych0
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. MD, Treating the Cause to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlIBGG8V8P4
Battling Conflicting Diet Information & What The Heck You Should Eat – With Dr. Mark Hyman
https://youtu.be/pEGLPDje9Zc
Dr. Paul Mason – ‘Saturated fat is not dangerous’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUY_SDhxf4k
How to NOT have a heart attack (Gary Fettke and Paul Mason)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ugz3DRV9zs
Researcher comment: The 2-year outcomes of the DiRECT trial | Roy Taylor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXa4j1ekEkk
Asians Were Skinny On Rice For 1000s Of Years – Then Things Went Terribly Wrong – Doctor Explains
https://youtu.be/FBaResVeer4