Show Notes
Doctor-Scientist Paul Hopkins has researching heart disease and treating tough cases at the University of Utah since 1978.
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0:00 Age when heart attacks strike 2:14 The blood of gym goers 3:15 Dr. Paul Hopkins & the Diet Heart Hypothesis 7:13 Heart attack factors 11:19 Inflammatory markers 15:14 Heart attacks in people with low risk markers 18:21 Calcium scores and CT angiograms 21:47 People with high risk markers but no heart attacks 23:00 Familial hypercholesterolemia & statins 30:09 Where plaques form 33:10 High glucose 35:32 Why we should fear heart disease 39:38 Iron toxicity and red meat 41:01 Is plaque reversible? 45:12 Is LDL a scam? 47:33 Lp(a) 49:31 Saturated fat 39:38
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