What is vitamin used to lower lipoprotein? How does vitamin C help prevent atherosclerosis? This is not resolved but vitamin C holds promise as described here and is usually very safe. Step is how to deal with it.
Lp(a) Everyone has heard of LDL- C , or “bad cholesterol.
However, LDL- C isn’t really cholesterol at all, instead it’s the measurement of the weight of the cholesterol inside of special macro-molecules called low density lipoproteins (LDL). In latent scurvy, it has been suggested that large blood vessels use modified LDL, in particular lipoprotein(a) and collagen to maintain macrovascular integrity. Especially when vitamin C levels are low or there’s a deficiency of vitamin C, the liver will make more Lp (a) as a way of performing the functions that vitamin C would otherwise perform, like clotting and collagen formation, et cetera. A scientific statement from the National Lipid Association.
Journal of Clinical Lipidology. The role of lin (a) in. I find rational and compelling.
Key Insight: What I really want you to take home from today’s discussion is that even if you alter the markers, you may not be altering the risk in the same way.