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The Latest Science on Preventing Heart Disease and Atherosclerosis: Best Heart Tests, Supplements, and Lifestyle Changes with Joel Kahn, MD
Dhru Purohit Show
Reasons for Cholesterol Variations in the Human Body
Think about this for a moment: our bodies have evolved over a long time, so there must be a reason for certain individuals to produce or absorb more cholesterol. From an evolutionary standpoint, our main purpose is to reproduce. Anything we do after that is a bonus. However, no one had a long bonus period until recently. So, why is there a molecule called lipoprotein little a in the blood that causes blood clotting, atherosclerosis, inflammation, and heart problems? It's worth considering why our bodies might have developed these traits.
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