{"id":3857,"date":"2023-06-03T20:19:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T20:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international-form.flywheelsites.com\/?p=3857"},"modified":"2023-06-03T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T23:04:10","slug":"why-apob-may-be-a-better-predictor-of-heart-disease-risk-than-cholesterol-testing-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rejuvenatemyhormones.com\/why-apob-may-be-a-better-predictor-of-heart-disease-risk-than-cholesterol-testing-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Why ApoB May Be a Better Predictor of Heart Disease Risk Than Cholesterol Testing Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Determining your risk for heart disease is an important aspect of preventative healthcare. After all, cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death globally, with one in three people being affected by it at some point in their life, according to the American Heart Association [1]. Furthermore, heart disease is the number one cause of death in women during and after menopause due to a drop in estradiol levels [2].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve probably had a blood draw for a lipid test to measure your cholesterol levels as part of a healthcare examination. This has been the standard test to measure your risk for heart disease for several decades, with close consideration given to LDL levels, commonly called the \u201cbad\u201d cholesterol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, new research suggests a change in determining your individual risk for developing heart disease. Researchers are now finding that Apolipoprotein B, or ApoB, is a better biomarker for measuring the risk of developing heart disease, particularly atherosclerosis, the primary cause of cardiovascular disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is ApoB?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Apolipoproteins function as building blocks for lipoproteins which bind fats and cholesterols and move them through the blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apolipoprotein B \u2013 apoB – is found in the following lipoproteins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n