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LDL particles and NFL OAPs... new correlation

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Cowboyjim

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http://www.news-medical.net/news/20...e-measure-of-early-stage-atherosclerosis.aspx

Not quite sure about what this one might mean for us....

"publication of a clinical study in the current issue of Atherosclerosis suggesting that low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles may be a more accurate measure of early-stage (subclinical) atherosclerosis than LDL cholesterol among retired National Football League (NFL) players. “These results suggest that LDL particle number may be a more effective indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis in retired NFL players with metabolic syndrome ” "
 
Ok, I've read it but I don't understand it. I know what Atherosclerosis is (thanks to Yudkin). So how to we find out our low density lipoprotein levels..?
 
swimmer2 said:
Ok, I've read it but I don't understand it. I know what Atherosclerosis is (thanks to Yudkin). So how to we find out our low density lipoprotein levels..?
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You'd need to get a VAP cholesterol test - not something that's going to happen on the NHS.

You don't need to. Your blood-trigs are a good proxy for lipoprotein density:
Low trigs = small dense LDL particles (good)
High trigs = big fluffy LDL particles (bad)
 
borofergie wrote
Low trigs = small dense LDL particles (good)
High trigs = big fluffy LDL particles (bad)
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It must be getting late.
Aren't the big fluffy particles the good ones ?

Geoff
p.s. perhaps it's the shock at England getting through the group stages :lol:
 

Doh. You're right. Half a can of Coors Lite and I'm all over the place...
High trigs = small dense LDL particles (bad)
Low trigs = big fluffy LDL particles (good)
 
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