Ep. 116: The TRUTH About LDL And Heart Disease: LMHR & The Lipid Energy Model

In this episode we discuss:

• The validity of the counterarguments against the Lipid Energy Model
  
• Whether the Lipid Energy Model means that high LDL does not increase cardiovascular disease risk
  
• How thyroid and metabolism relate to high LDL on a low-carb diet
  
• What the Lean Mass Hyper-Responder phenotype means in terms of metabolic health
  
• Whether low-carb diets are ideal for cardiovascular disease health and health in general
  

 

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Timestamps:

0:00 – intro

1:17 – the primary counterarguments against the Lipid Energy Model 

4:15 – BMI, not saturated fat, correlates with the LMHR phenotype 

8:15 – eating carbs dramatically lowers cholesterol in LMHR 

11:14 – whether Oreos are more effective at lowering cholesterol than statins 

17:30 – high cholesterol levels in the LMHR phenotype are not due to excess saturated fat intake or cholesterol production 

19:25 – prominent cardiologists and researchers dismissing the lipid energy model due to dogmatism interferes with progress in science and medicine 

24:40 – Dr. Shawn Baker’s carbohydrate experiment and contextual considerations when reintroducing carbs into the diet 

28:46 – further support for the lipid energy model and the relationship with thyroid function 

33:32 – the difference between saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats in relation to lipid profiles 

34:40 – whether LDL cholesterol and ApoB cause heart disease and plaque formation 

42:18 – how the Lipid Energy Model helps uncover the underlying cause of heart disease 

45:15 – LDL levels as a marker of metabolic health rather than a cause of cardiovascular disease and why we may not always want to lower LDL 

55:02 – evidence suggesting that LDL does not drive cardiovascular disease 

1:05:43 – the difference between high LDL due to metabolic dysfunction and high LDL due to a low-carb diet 

1:09:58 – lipid values don’t tell us the whole picture: the Kitavans 

1:16:54 – why decreases in insulin, glucose, and HbA1C as well as increased lipolysis and fat oxidation on a low-carb diet is not necessarily a sign of improvement 

1:22:57 – increased lipolysis on low-carb diets does not lead to body-fat loss 

1:24:25 – whether the Lipid Energy Model proves that low-carb diets are optimal for health