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Dave Feldman, author of the Cholesterol Code website, has just published a new article
http://cholesterolcode.com/remnant-cholesterol-what-every-low-carber-should-know/
I'd never even heard of remnant cholesterol, yet he concludes
"I’m hesitant to name any single lipid marker as the “best” one to measure. But if I had to choose right now, I’d be pointing to Remnant Cholesterol (RC). As of this writing, I haven’t found a single study that includes RCs in matchups with other lipids where it isn’t the clear winner in predicting all-cause mortality."
Remnant Cholesterol (RC) is simply TC - (HDL + LDL)
His article includes a link to a calculator. Over the last 7 years my RC has gone from 1.1 to 0.5 mmol/L, and from 21.5% to 9.6%. The relevance of these are shown here :
http://cholesterolcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/remnant_vs_ldl-1.jpg
I don't fully get what he's saying in the What This Means For Low Carbers section :
"the reference range for RCs as they apply to those on a fat-based diet may actually be inflated. In other words, I’d expect RCs to actually be higher for appropriate mechanistic reasons given the higher proportion of distribution by VLDLs when LCHF/Keto"
I'm only at the beginning of this RC learning curve, so this post is a heads-up to those interested.
Geoff
http://cholesterolcode.com/remnant-cholesterol-what-every-low-carber-should-know/
I'd never even heard of remnant cholesterol, yet he concludes
"I’m hesitant to name any single lipid marker as the “best” one to measure. But if I had to choose right now, I’d be pointing to Remnant Cholesterol (RC). As of this writing, I haven’t found a single study that includes RCs in matchups with other lipids where it isn’t the clear winner in predicting all-cause mortality."
Remnant Cholesterol (RC) is simply TC - (HDL + LDL)
His article includes a link to a calculator. Over the last 7 years my RC has gone from 1.1 to 0.5 mmol/L, and from 21.5% to 9.6%. The relevance of these are shown here :
http://cholesterolcode.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/remnant_vs_ldl-1.jpg
I don't fully get what he's saying in the What This Means For Low Carbers section :
"the reference range for RCs as they apply to those on a fat-based diet may actually be inflated. In other words, I’d expect RCs to actually be higher for appropriate mechanistic reasons given the higher proportion of distribution by VLDLs when LCHF/Keto"
I'm only at the beginning of this RC learning curve, so this post is a heads-up to those interested.
Geoff