Taking a Bite Out of the Carnivore Diet

[Tsing Tao]

Unfortunately most mainstream doctors are trained to focus on LDL numbers at the exclusion of other relevant factors (the more important HDL and triglyceride numbers, insulin resistance/sensitivity, quality of lipid particle, metabolic health, and inflammation levels in the body). As a result, if the LDL number looks "elevated" they immediately turn to statins, not being particularly concerned with the long-term effects. Which is why, by a huge magnitude, statins are the most prescribed drug in the world.

Not to mention understanding the different types of LDL (large/puffy vs. small/dense) and testing for it. Main stream health is junk science.

 

[Magna]

Not to mention understanding the different types of LDL (large/puffy vs. small/dense) and testing for it. Main stream health is junk science.

You have zero'd in on something very important ─ what I mentioned as quality of lipid particle ─ for in a metabolically healthy person it's the quality of the LDL against the backdrop of insulin sensitivity that matters, not the quantity (ie, not the particular LDL number).

The LPIR score (LipoProtein Insulin Resistance assessment) can be a useful tool in the early identification of insulin resistance and related conditions such as heart disease and type-2 diabetes.

Unfortunately much of modern medicine is fixated on the LDL and Total Cholesterol numbers, rather than whether the patient is metabolically healthy, insulin resistant or not, quality of the cholesterol (ie, particle sizes). But there are many doctors, generally younger, that are more aware of these distinctions rather than automatically prescribing statins due to "high" numbers.

 

[Tsing Tao]

You have zero'd in on something very important ─ what I mentioned as quality of lipid particle ─ for in a metabolically healthy person it's the quality of the LDL against the backdrop of insulin sensitivity that matters, not the quantity (ie, not the particular LDL number).

The LPIR score (LipoProtein Insulin Resistance assessment) can be a useful tool in the early identification of insulin resistance and related conditions such as heart disease and type-2 diabetes.

Unfortunately much of modern medicine is fixated on the LDL and Total Cholesterol numbers, rather than whether the patient is metabolically healthy, insulin resistant or not, quality of the cholesterol (ie, particle sizes). But there are many doctors, generally younger, that are more aware of these distinctions rather than automatically prescribing statins due to "high" numbers.

There's just so much to expand on when we talk about "modern medicine" being "fixated" on the wrong stuff!