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Zane Griggs: Fitness Expert
83. The Role of Insulin and LDL in the Formation of Heart Disease
38 minutes Posted Oct 18, 2021 at 6:00 am.
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Heart Disease is the number one killer of humans in modern history. The saddest part about this reality is these deaths are self-inflicted by lifestyle choices. 

Listen in as Zane shares the role of insulin and LDL's in heart disease and what the doctors aren't explaining to you. 

QUICK NOTES FROM ZANE:

  • The prevalence of heart disease has increased over the last 100 years
  • What changed to cause this
  • Insulin and LDL are vital components of our health
  • How insulin and LDL are corrupted leading to the formation of arterial plaques

LINKS:

Evidence from randomised controlled trials does not support current dietary fat guidelines: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27547428/

LDL-C does not cause cardiovascular disease: a comprehensive review of the current literature https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17512433.2018.1519391

Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077

Low-Density Lipoprotein Size and Cardiovascular Disease: A Reappraisal https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/88/10/4525/2845681

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QUICK EPISODE SUMMARY

  • The most vilified components of our bodies
  • The effects of elevated insulin levels
  • Clarity around LDL 
  • The importance of vitamin D and cholesterol
  • LDL vs. VLDL  
  • Dietary factors that lead to small LDL particles
  • The truth about fat and heart disease
  • A healthy number of triglycerides
  • What has changed over the last 120 years?