LDL cholesterol correlates with cardiovascular disease at a hazard risk ratio of 1.3, but serum triglyceride correlates at 1.8, making serum triglyceride 50% more informative for predicting heart disease than LDL, yet the entire medical system focuses on lowering LDL
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Robert LustigEvidence Quote
“LDL levels do correlate with cardiovascular disease...hazard risk ratio is 1.3...serum triglyceride correlates with a hazard risk ratio of 1.8...50 percent more informative in terms of heart disease than is LDL”
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The Subcellular Processes That Belie All Chronic Disease. The Hateful (or Grateful) Eight #lustig— Emery PharmaCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:44:48 PM
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