Interview with a Top Lipidologist: Decoding Cholesterol and Statins
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Doctor-Scientist Paul Hopkins has researching heart disease and treating tough cases at the University of Utah since 1978. Viva Longevity's mission is to find the best scientists & doctors, and help them dispel misinformation. REFERENCES: Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/32/2459/3745109 Weight Gain as a Risk Factor for Clinical Diabetes Mellitus in Women https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-122-7-199504010-00001 Integration of epidemiological and blood biomarker analysis links haem iron intake to increased type 2 diabetes risk https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12288636/ Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets in the United Kingdom https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00868-w Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5 0:00 Age when heart attacks strike 2:14 The blood of gym goers 3:15 Dr. Paul Hopkins & the Diet Heart Hypothesis 7:13 Heart attack factors 11:19 Inflammatory markers 15:14 Heart attacks in people with low risk markers 18:21 Calcium scores and CT angiograms 21:47 People with high risk markers but no heart attacks 23:00 Familial hypercholesterolemia & statins 30:09 Where plaques form 33:10 High glucose 35:32 Why we should fear heart disease 39:38 Iron toxicity and red meat 41:01 Is plaque reversible? 45:12 Is LDL a scam? 47:33 Lp(a) 49:31 Saturated fat 39:38
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