So are you saying LDL is not bad in my case as I am on Keto ??
just for context , my levels before Keto were:
HDL : 92
Triglycerides : 65
LDL 99
Now :
HDL : 95
Triglycerides : 48
LDL 161
@ctviggen you seam to know what you are talking about ( unlike my dr. ) but I find this hard to believe that his LDL levels arenon-related to a high ( saturated ) fat diet / keto and therefore not dangerous
Your LDL level by itself has very little to do with your CVD risk. If your LDL becomes highly oxidized, it does present risk, but it has to get into the endothelial wall. Usually, that is accomplished by the same thing that caused the LDL to become highly oxidized - high blood sugar - which causes the endothelial cells to misfunction and the glycocalyx to become compromised. An oxLDL>200 is much more predictive of CVD(like 90%) than the LDL level alone.