Prevent Heart Disease -- Measure LDL Particle Size This Way

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Hello CR ALL:

What is the size of your LDL particles? Do you

have the safe, healthy " large fluffy LDLs? " .

Here is a way to tell.

" A low TG/HDL ratio is indicative of primarily large,

non-atherogenic LDL particles, whereas a high TG/HDL

ratio indicates a greater population of small, dense

pro-atherogenic LDL particles. Prospective studies

indicate that a low TG/HDL is highly correlated with

a reduction in the development of cardiovascular

disease (11,12). "

http://www.zonediet.com/evidencewellpg.htm

The anti-aging blood test report card says that the

most important result of your cholesterol readings

is the surrogate marker for fasting insulin, equal to

the TG/HDL ratio:

(Fasting Triglycerides) divided by (HDL Cholesterol)

A simple blood cholesterol test is all that is required

to compute your TG/HDL ratio.

Interpretation:

Values 4.0 and above -- Diseased

Values 3.0 to 3.99 -- On the Path to Disease

Values 2.0 to 2.99 -- Poor Health

Values 1.0 to 1.99 -- Good Health

Values less than 1.0 -- Superior Health

Here are sample blood test report cards:

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Dean Pomerleau [Zone diet]:

Item Value Acceptable Range

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Triglycerides 49 < 200

Direct HDL 68 > 35

Fast Tri/HDL Ratio 0.72 < 2.0

[Previous to CR, ratio value was ???].

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Saul Lubkin [Zone diet]:

Item Value Acceptable Range

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Triglycerides 35 < 200

Direct HDL 74 > 35

Fast Tri/HDL Ratio 0.47 < 2.0

[Previous to CR, ratio value was ???].

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Warren [Zone diet]:

Item Value Acceptable Range

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Triglycerides 33 < 200

Direct HDL 54 > 35

Fast Tri/HDL Ratio 0.61 < 2.0

[Previous to CR, ratio value was 2.38].

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Khurram Hashmi [Zone diet]:

Item Value Acceptable Range

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Triglycerides 39 < 200

Direct HDL 53 > 35

Fast Tri/HDL Ratio 0.74 < 2.0

[Previous to CR, ratio value was 1.79].

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Phil Graves [Zone diet]:

Item Value Acceptable Range

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Triglycerides 45 < 200

Direct HDL 92 > 35

Fast Tri/HDL Ratio 0.49 < 2.0

[Previous to CR, ratio value was 2.67].

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Colin [Walford diet]:

Item Value Acceptable Range

------------ ----- ----------------

Triglycerides 49 < 200

Direct HDL 74 > 35

Fast Tri/HDL Ratio 0.66 < 2.0

[Previous to CR, ratio value was 7.52 (316/42)].

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Greg [Zone diet]:

Item Value Acceptable Range

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Triglycerides 55 < 200

Direct HDL 71 > 35

Fast Tri/HDL Ratio 0.77 < 2.0

[Previous to CR, ratio value was ???].

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It is your reduction in calories that improves this

ratio, and not just the genetic cards you were

dealt at birth.

-- Warren