State of Health Podcast #8 - Metabolic Syndrome is the Strongest Risk Factor for Heart Disease
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On this episode of the podcast, I discuss how the bloodstream carries molecules like glucose and triglycerides to provide energy for the body. I introduce what lipoproteins are and their important role in specifically carrying triglycerides (which are hydrophobic molecules) and cholesterol through the bloodstream. After that introduction, I present a scientific paper from the Journal of American Medical Association about how a fasting blood lipid profile of low triglycerides and high HDL-C are associated with low risk of heart disease even with the presence of other traditional risk factors such as high LDL-C, high blood pressure, low physical activity or even smoking. Near the end of the podcast I synthesize some practical conclusions about heart disease, blood markers, diet and other lifestyle choices trying to tie in everything that has been discussed on the podcast about this topic in the previous 3 episodes and this one.
Read the whole article for yourself:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/647239
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Time codes
0:00 - Intro
1.49 - Start of Podcast
4:03 - Glucose, Triglycerides and Lipoproteins
8:55 - Low Triglycerides + High HDL-C and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease Paper Introduction
11:30 - Subjects and Methods
14:09 - Results
16:40 - Discussion and Biological Plausibility
19:55 - My Practical Takeaways
27:01 - Outro
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