#20 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment & Ketogenic Diets for Heart Health | Dr. Ethan Weiss

Dr. Ethan Weiss is a cardiologist and his special interests include preventive cardiology, genetics of coronary disease, risk assessment, and heart disease in the young.  In today’s conversation we spoke about misconceptions people have about heart disease, genetic factors involved in heart disease, how to understand cholesterol and triglycerides in the context of heart disease, ketogenic diets for preventative cardiology and so much more.   

If you want to understand how to think about your risk assessment for cardiovascular disease and how to prevent it, this conversation is for you. 

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TIMESTAMPS: 

0:00 Welcome to Live Longer World 

0:44 Misconceptions of heart disease / young people with heart disease 

4:01 Predictors of heart disease 

6:59 LDL vs HDL; Triglycerides 

12:51 Small-dense LDL vs. Large fluffy LDL 

16:09 Dietary Carbohydrates & heart disease risk 

25:50 Inflammation & Cardiovascular risk 

26:43 Lipoproteins, ApoB, Lp(a) 

31:31 Statins, PCSK9 inhibitors 

32:45 ApoB as gold standard risk marker 

36:50 Triglycerides & Insulin resistance 

40:00 Saturated Fat 

42:42 Variation in Cholesterol measurement 

46:03 Body composition as marker for heart disease risk 

51:23 Ketogenic diets & heart health 

56:43 Keyto breath sensor 

1:01:46 Stress & heart disease 

1:04:44 Growth hormone & heart disease 

1:07:46 On the shortness of life 

1:10:52 Support & Connect with 

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