Fasting lipids are not a good way to assess the effects of diet on cardiovascular risk

The recent paper by Griffin et al. [1] published in Atherosclerosis suggests that genetically determined variation in the response of fasting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to saturated fat informs the issue of whether dietary saturated fat increases cardiovascular risk. This is probably true, but a focus on fasting LDL-C, though common, is not a good way to assess the effect of diet on cardiovascular risk.

Source: Atherosclerosis - August 13, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: J. David Spence Source Type: research