#21 - Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part II of V: Lipid metrics, lipid measurements, and cholesterol regulation
from The Peter Attia Drive
by Peter Attia, MD
Published: Tue Oct 16 2018
Show Notes
In this five-part series, Thomas Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA, a world-renowned expert in lipidology, and one of Peter's most important clinical mentors, shares his wealth of knowledge on the subject of lipids. In Part II, Tom provides a 101 on lipids and lipoproteins. Tom and Peter also discuss the history and techniques used to measure lipoproteins, and more.
We discuss:
- Lipoprotein basics [1:30];
- Gofman and the ultracentrifuge [5:15];
- Lipoprotein structure, function, metabolism [6:45];
- Lipoprotein and cholesterol measurement, and NMR technology [];
- LDL-C vs LDL-P and apoB [];
- Sterols and cholesterol synthesis [];and
- More.
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