Two dietary philosophies dominate the cardiovascular prevention conversation right now: ketogenic (very low carbohydrate, high fat) and whole food, low-fat plant-based (WFPB). Both have passionate advocates, both have real evidence behind them, and both produce genuinely different biological effects. This post tries to give an honest, neutral look at where the evidence actually stands, going well beyond the standard lipid panel. Before anything else: both diets exist on a wid

.....but a portion of the internet is still always quick to make the same tired old arguments that actually don't rebut the findings as well as they think they do. Here are the details.... A new meta-analysis just published in JACC (Journal of the American College of Cardiology) has provided the most comprehensive evidence to date on LDL-cholesterol lowering in primary prevention populations. Key Findings: -Analyzed 13 major cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) -Focused on p

Confused about cholesterol and not sure what to believe? If you do any internet digging yourself, you have likely seen chatter in the...

A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PROCESS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS I used to believe it was. I was wrong. Atherosclerosis is actually not fundamentally an...