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What People Get Wrong About Lp(a)

Link: https://staycuriousmetabolism.substack.com/p/lpa-masterclass-what-it-is-and-what?r=40ekz2 Your Lp(a) number may matter less than the body it’s circulating in. In September, the first major outcomes trial of an Lp(a)-lowering drug reported topline results in more than 8,300 patients. Lp(a) went down. Heart attacks and strokes didn’t. Meanwhile, research shows that in people with low waist-to-hip ratios, high Lp(a) isn’t significantly associated with higher cardiovascular risk. And two-time Nobel laureate Linus Pauling proposed that Lp(a) is an evolutionary stand-in for vitamin C. So know your number. Then look at the metabolic environment it’s swimming in. For the deep dive, click the link above. #LipoproteinA #HeartHealth #CardiovascularHealth #MetabolicHealth #VitaminC #StayCuri…