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What Is LDL Cholesterol?
When you look at how cholesterol is measured, it's really an estimation. Most mainstream doctors would be like, we're putting you on a statin,. ApoB and ApoA test costs $10 to $20; I don't know if anyone can afford it. The small dense LDL particles are more readily oxidizable than the big buoyant ones. So this is why we shouldn't just be looking at LDL cholesterol or even HDL cholesterol. It's going to give you better information about your cardiometabolic risk compared to LDL cholesterol.