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Part 1: Health and longevity | The Proof 2022 year in review

The Proof with Simon Hill

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The LDL Receptor in the Aesies

Cholesterol is an LDL, a Janus-faced molecule, Janus, the two-faced god. We need these compounds to be able to transport beneficial material to ourselves and to our tissues in order to function. The properties from a chemical perspective or that make these compounds what they are also what can make them deadly if they get to the wrong place.

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