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Low Density Lipoprotein

October 31st, 2009

Is not this the killer? Yes, gentle reader, we have reached the lair of the dark lord himself. This is the substance guilty of wiping out millions of people each and every year. For LDL is also known ‘bad’ cholesterol. Even though, of course, it is not cholesterol at all. So stop calling it cholesterol … you idiots! Sorry, that does not mean you. I am ranting here at scientists, doctors and the healthcare profession in general. No wonder everyone is confused, when the terminology used is completely bonkers: A chylomicron is a lipoprotein, but it is never called that. A VLDL is a lipoprotein but it is usually called a triglyceride. » Read more: Low Density Lipoprotein

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