Consultation with multiple doctors yielded little insight into
the cause of his elevated cholesterol, ferritin and GGT so he turned to his analytical roots to study the problem.
Not exact matches
The mutation
causes an increased risk
of coronary heart disease even in the presence
of elevated levels
of HDL - C or «good»
cholesterol.
A study from an international research team finds that familial hypercholesterolemia — a genetic condition that
causes greatly
elevated levels
of LDL
cholesterol throughout life — accounts for less than 2 percent
of severely
elevated LDL in the general population but also increases the risk
of coronary artery disease significantly more than does
elevated LDL alone.
(14) Contrary to the secondary prevention findings, no statin primary prevention study has ever shown a benefit in terms
of all
cause mortality in healthy men and women with only an
elevated serum
cholesterol, and no known coronary artery disease (link).
In healthy persons, moderate caffeine intake (< 400 mg / day) does not likely
cause or increase the risk
of cancer [2], dehydration [91,92], DNA errors (mutations)[2], electrolyte imbalance [91],
elevated blood
cholesterol [22], excessive sweating [103], heart disorders [22], high blood pressure [117], increased body temperature [93], inflammation [37] or stroke [94].
The relationship between the overfat condition and poor health is a spectrum or progression in which the vicious cycle
of excess body fat, insulin resistance and chronic inflammation lie at one end,
causing abnormal blood fats (
cholesterol and triglycerides) and glucose, and
elevated blood pressure, which then produces a variety
of common diseases at the other end.
In that way, homocysteine is similar to
cholesterol because prolonged,
elevated levels
of it gradually damage the inner linings
of blood vessels,
causing atherosclerotic plaque and narrowing
of the arteries.
I believe the
elevated LDL on low carb is primarily
caused by the higher intake
of cholesterol from food.
Elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels combined with blood glucose abnormalities and obesity
cause damage to the cellular matrix
of the liver and brain that worsen with time.
While dietary intake
of cholesterol fat has been exonerated as the
cause of elevated serum
cholesterol — red meat and eggs are NOT off the hook.
Along with the upside control
of cholesterol a person would also need to monitor their liver functions as
elevated liver functions
caused by
cholesterol lowering drugs could bump you out
of the best rate.