Lifestyle habits including consuming a low - fiber diet contribute to these higher cholesterol panels. (healthyeating.sfgate.com)
This situation of excessive small LDL particles can appear on a conventional cholesterol panel as higher levels of LDL («bad») cholesterol, along with low HDL cholesterol and higher triglycerides that often leads to statin drugs. (wellnessmama.com)
Advanced Lipoprotein Analysis (VAP by Atherotec): this test goes beyond the routine cholesterol panel (HDL, calculated LDL, triglycerides, and total cholesterol), by providing measurements of HDL, LDL, and VLDL (very low - density lipoprotein), and also measuring other important lipoprotein subclasses, including Lp (a), HDL subtypes, and IDL (intermediate - density lipoprotein). (naturalmedicine101.com)