Carbohydrate-LDL double whammy

July 9th, 2010 admin

Carbohydrates in the diet trigger formation of small LDL particles. Because carbohydrates, such as products made from wheat, increase triglycerides and triglyceride-containing lipoproteins (chylomicrons, chylomicron remnants, VLDL, and IDL), LDL particles (NOT LDL cholesterol) become triglyceride-enriched . Triglyceride-enriched LDL particles are “remodeled” by the enzyme, hepatic lipase, into triglyceride-depleted, small LDL particles. The list of reasons why small LDL particles are more atherogenic , i.e., …


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