Apolipoprotein B, or ApoB for short, is a structural protein found in LDL particles. If ApoB gets oxidized or modified, it can drive the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels. As a result, high ApoB levels are directly linked to an increased risk of atherosclerosis. However, dietary strategies, pharmaceuticals, and some supplements may reduce ApoB levels. In this Aliquot – a follow-up to Aliquot #81 – Dr. Peter Attia and I talk about some of the nutritional, pharmaceutical, and supplemental approaches to reduce ApoB.
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Apolipoprotein B, or ApoB for short, is a structural protein found in LDL particles. If ApoB gets oxidized or modified, it can drive the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels. As a result, high ApoB levels are directly linked to an increased risk of atherosclerosis. However, dietary strategies, pharmaceuticals, and some supplements may reduce ApoB levels. In this Aliquot – a follow-up to Aliquot #81 – Dr. Peter Attia and I talk about some of the nutritional, pharmaceutical, and supplemental approaches to reduce ApoB.
Understanding ApoB reference ranges
Can low ApoB eliminate heart disease?
Major drivers of heart disease risk
How to reduce ApoB with diet
How statins work to lower cholesterol
How often statins cause muscle aches, insulin resistance, and increased liver enzymes
Do statins impair mitochondrial function?
The functional test Peter Attia uses to assess mitochondrial health
Why many people supplement with ubiquinol while taking a statin
Do statins increase neurodegenerative disease risk?
The only 4 statins Peter Attia prescribes
Desmosterol levels and dementia risk with statins
Why PCSK9 inhibitors are game-changers despite their cost
Ezetimibe's effects on cholesterol and phytosterols
Risks of using phytosterols to lower cholesterol
Bempedoic acid as a side-effect-free statin alternative
How red yeast rice compares to statins in lowering LDL and ApoB
Side effects of red yeast rice versus statins
The dangers of unregulated red yeast rice supplements
The scientific evidence on red yeast rice for hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, and metabolic syndrome
Why red yeast rice supplements may be unsafe and unreliable
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