Metabolic Health Testing Beyond LDL-Cholesterol: Remnant Lipids Explained

High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS

Remnant lipoproteins are being recognized as a better proxy for metabolic health.

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00:00 Remnant cholesterol is an atherogenic lipid. 01:10 Remnant cholesterol is linked with metabolic dysfunction. 02:10 Remnant cholesterol is a good assessment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and atherosclerosis diseases. 02:27 Total cholesterol – HDL – LDL = Remnant Cholesterol. 07:45 Remnant cholesterol levels, with high accuracy, identify metabolic syndrome. 08:50 Remnant cholesterol is a measure of the triglyceride enriched atherogenic lipoprotein. 10:00 Industrialized seed oils increase the propensity of your atherogenic lipoproteins to become oxidized. 10:50 Women have a higher risk of metabolic syndrome related to remnant cholesterol. 11:50 Older women have significantly higher bodyfat percentage, worse lipid profiles, and worse lipid metabolism then men and younger women. 13:30 Skeletal muscle is important to metabolic health. 14:40 Menopausal bioidentical HRT reduces the risk of a number of diseases.