Interpreting Cardiovascular Biomarkers | ApoB | LDL-C | BMI | Metabolic Age | Fasting Glucose

Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss our recent cardiac screening results. Cardiovascular disease is still the biggest killer worldwide and so being able to interpret our blood results and calculating our individual risk is important in order to help prevent progression in the future. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our references below for any further reading. If you would like to go to a particular section, please click on the time stamp below: 00:03 - Introduction 01:40 - LDL-C and its role in cardiovascular risk 02:14 - LDL-C: What our results were and what should we be aiming for? 02:50 - Why you shouldn’t use results in isolation | Area under the curve 04:00 - Significance of family history on cardiovascular disease risk 06:50 - Is ApoB a superior biomarker for measuring cardiovascular disease risk? 10:00 - Interpreting ApoB results | Should we be more aggressive in treating ApoB levels? 17:16 - Balancing health anxiety with being health conscious 18:53 - Interpretation of BMI | BMI limitations 24:52 - Where did we get our cardiac screening test done? | Tim Cogley Foundation 26:06 - Metabolic age v chronological age | How accurate is this test? 27:40 - Why we should know our own health on a deeper level 28:26 - Fasting blood glucose; our results 30:12 - Advocating prevention of long term health conditions, but emphasising the importance of pharmacological therapy when it is needed 33:55 - Cardiovascular risk score 38:05 - upcoming podcast episodes | Summary Here is our podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kJoyk0uY8u1H8CmgNDWzo?si=JF4_mY8oSES520KcOaHwhA https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chemist-couple-podcast/id1773332678 Sign up to our newsletter and stay up to date with how we personally apply the science to enhance our lifestyle: https://mailchi.mp/c15c44eee6a0/thechemistcouplepodcast You can also watch this podcast episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAf1zFQF4_dyVG4z8DD0_3Q As always, this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used in substitute to seeing a healthcare professional. Any questions, please reach out to us and thanks for listening! Here is a list of the sources that we used to make this podcast: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10693914/#:~:text=BMI%20was%20originally%20established%20in,benefits%20%5B1%2C2%5D - BMI review in clinical practice https://www.lipidcenter.com/pdf/Framingham.pdf - ApoB percentile chart https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7369156/ - Overview of ApoB https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.025858 - ApoB physiology Guyton & Hall Medical Physiology 14th edition- general physiology overview Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology 10th edition - general pharmacological overview Links to cardiac screening - North West, UK https://www.timcogleyfoundation.com https://healthchecks.randoxhealth.com/tim-cogley-foundation