Tag: Cholesterol

Does Dietary Cholesterol Raise Your LDL? It Depends on You

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

Understanding hypo- and hyperresponders—and why your unique biology changes everything. 🎧 ▶️ Press the play button below to listen. Introduction For years, the public health message about cholesterol was simple: eat less of it, and your blood levels will drop. This led to a widespread fear of eggs, shrimp, and other cholesterol-rich foods. However, as…

HDL Raising Drugs Do Not Improve Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article presents the studies that show that HDL-increasing drugs do not improve cardiovascular disease survival. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is commonly known as “good cholesterol.” HDL removes cholesterol from atherosclerotic plaques from the arteries (cholesterol efflux) and returns them to the liver for elimination (reverse cholesterol transport). The effects of high levels of HDL result…