Editorial Comment
Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diets, Lipid Levels, and Cardiovascular Risk
Open Access
jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacad…
These findings demonstrate associations between a self-reported LCHF dietary pattern, increased cholesterol and ketone body concentrations, and increased risk of MACE.
These results remained significant after including individuals on lipid-lowering therapy, excluding individuals with diabetes, applying alternative definitions of carbohydrate restriction, and including only individuals with >2 dietary recalls.
Also, individuals with a high PRS reporting an LCHF diet were more likely to exhibit hypercholesterolemia by LDL-C and apolipoprotein B standards