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by eebynight 2186 days ago
How do you explain what Dave Feldman refers to as the lipid triad which is common in people that are on a low carbohydrate diet?

In this case, there is not sufficient evidence that those who have elevated HDL, LDL and low triglycerides have higher rates of cardiovascular disease...

https://cholesterolcode.com/a-dialog-on-the-lipid-triad-with...

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not familiar with this fellow but if I had to guess I would say that in some cases ldl-c (volume) is high while ldl-p (count) is low leading the ldl not to cause as much damage as it a high number of particles