Total Cholesterol

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A measurement of all cholesterol in the plasma, found within various lipoproteins. Historically, it was the first lipid metric measured and correlated with heart disease risk, but it's now considered a 'poor man's ApoB level'.

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#21 – Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part II of V: Lipid metrics and cholesterol regulation

#21 – Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part II of V: Lipid metrics and cholesterol regulation

Peter Attia MD

A measurement of all cholesterol in the plasma, found within various lipoproteins. Historically, it was the first lipid metric measured and correlated with heart disease risk, but it's now considered a 'poor man's ApoB level'.