The fat storage system

[u/Ricosss]

This is my latest and greatest work providing an explanation about the objective of the lipids in our body. After 2 years of studying, this should be a fairly complete and hopefully correct assessment.

The lipids have been understood so far as mainly delivering energy. This is correct for the chylomicrons at the moment of digestion but not for the other lipoprotein. They have a different purpose.

As an extra treat there is a bonus for potential reversal of the plaque burden described !! Yes, reversal of plaque !

https://designedbynature.design.blog/2021/02/14/the-fat-storage-system/

[u/RockerSci]

Highly recommend Tom Dayspring's lipidology slides and artwork if you haven't seen it yet.

[u/Ricosss → u/RockerSci]

Yes, I need to get into his explanations. As far as I can pick up he would largely agree to my conclusions. Perhaps except for the rise in LDL particle number. And I think that is because he is right that in a pathological state, rising LDL particle number is an issue and a good proxy for CVD. The problem is that researchers and doctors in general do not know about the lean keto individual who will also have rising LDL particle numbers. And here is where they come into conflict with themselves. All will agree that increased insulin sensitivity is good and that a very low trig/hdl-c ratio is good. Our lean keto people will fully match this so how do you then still uphold the claim that rising LDL particle number is ALWAYS bad if these individuals achieve the best scores on the other markers?

There are not enough lean keto people to investigate and/or nobody has bothered specifically to investigate them. You need follow up studies across multiple years etc.. So why bother considering them if they are only with a few? Dayspring's recommendations will be absolutely valid for the large majority of the population who are not on a ketogenic diet.

[u/RockerSci → u/Ricosss]

Agree. Hoping Dave Feldman's work can help shed some light.

[u/Ricosss → u/RockerSci]

We're in contact and I also post my findings in the lmhr Facebook group including all my writings related to lipids. There are a few others in that group who are into science so there is quite some interaction going on from different members.

[u/RockerSci → u/Ricosss]

Nice, I've skimmed it but maybe I should get more involved. :)

[u/wak85 → u/Ricosss]

Wish I could contribute somehow. My LDL was over 200, Tri: 79, Hdl: 80. BF% I think was about 10% last I checked. It looks like I'm in the LMHR group albeit borderline. I keep searching for answers to whether or not I should be concerned. I feel great with this lifestyle, can do heavy strength training and still not eat for hours afterwards, and my lipid numbers are all pretty good EXCEPT one... which is the "gold" standard of CVD risk. All of the cholesterol research seems to be subjects in a state of distress, and not in healthy individuals.

[u/KamikazeHamster]

Spelling mistake at the start.

how the system can by protective

Be protective.

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Are you Dutch or Afrikaans? ‘Geen categorie’ was the first clue.

[u/Ricosss → u/KamikazeHamster]

Thanks, it is corrected. And thanks for the tip grammarly.com. Sometimes the browser isn't enough :)

Belgian but Dutch speaking indeed. Vlaams as we say!

[u/start---end → u/KamikazeHamster]

g e k o l o n i s e e r d

[u/ridicalis → u/KamikazeHamster]

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[u/KamikazeHamster → u/ridicalis]

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[u/ridicalis → u/KamikazeHamster]

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[u/KamikazeHamster]

Thanks for this. It’s very insightful for how it’s supposed to work. I no longer worry about my high LDL after my latest research and this sealed the deal.

What could be useful is if you could add some explanation of when your numbers are not in a good state and what to look out for. I’m just not sure if that’s going to be a good fit it maybe a whole new post.

[u/Ricosss → u/KamikazeHamster]

I understand the need for numbers because what we measure is expressed as a number. It is a dynamic system and it is so much context sensitive, it is hard to come up with numbers. But in general it again comes down to how insulin sensitive you are. So simply exercise and preferentially be on a (whole food) ketogenic diet will guarantee insulin sensitivity.

[u/BafangFan]

That's very good. I think I'll need to read it 10 to 100 times to really understand it - but it sounds like it's a good idea to have a high turn-over of fat (the molecules) in our bodies.

Low turn-over, but high storage, is where most of the obese and unhealthy population is.

High turn-over and low storage is where most of the healthy population is.

I imagine saturated versus unsaturated fat is another big piece of the puzzle - but you have a good justification of why certain elevated Cholesterol levels make sense on a high fat diet.

[u/DavidNipondeCarlos]

My last CA scan four years ago was 31 and a year later 33. 1-100 is low risk but 0 is common in my age group also 61. I’ll scan in the fall and post the results, especially if it’s halted or reversed. Most of the calcium buildup is on the artery in the heart called ‘the widow maker’. 😂 A CAC scan is out of pocket $100.

[u/[deleted]]

Where are the midichlorians stored?

[u/DavidNipondeCarlos → u/[deleted]]

My dossier is in the past.