In Episode #181, I sat down with physician and lipid specialist Dr Spencer Nadolsky to talk about cholesterol, ketogenic diets, and cardiovascular disease. We discussed what lipids and lipoproteins are, what causes atherosclerosis (a condition involving the build-up of plaque within the arteries), the difference between apolipoprotein B and low-density lipoprotein, and how these proteins relate to atherosclerosis.
You’ll also hear about Dr Nadolsky’s pilot study of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia and his tips for reducing the risk of atherosclerosis.
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Enjoy, friends.
Simon
Additional resources:
- Dr Nadolsky’s blog, Cholesterol Code
- Dr Nadolsky on Twitter and Instagram
- Consensus guideline papers on preventing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease:
- ‘Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease’ part 1
- ‘Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease’ part 2
- ‘2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias’
- ‘2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease’
- ‘2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice’
