Metabolic Health Testing Beyond LDL-Cholesterol: Remnant Lipids Explained

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.