the lipids thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down
Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud.
The advice on lipids in this community changed substantially around the start of last year, and nobody went back and updated the older posts. So depending on which thread the search engine hands you, you get two contradictory answers with the same confidence.
I have listed what I think the current consensus is below. Correct me — that is the point of posting it.
best — the order this archive was captured in
This is correct. ApoB is the better marker.
Mechanistically the bit that matters is ALT. It explains most of the early profile and a decent chunk of the outcome.
This is correct. ApoB is the better marker.
post reference ranges with your numbers, units differ by country and lab
Same lab both times?
ferritin tanks quietly on a reduced appetite, check it
ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first
ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first
Disagree on that part. 98.4% and 98.3% on the same vial is normal.
Strongly agree. ALT is where you catch the liver story early.
Tracking number removed. It identifies both ends of a shipment.
This is the "correlation is mechanism" thing again. You changed three variables at once.
post reference ranges with your numbers, units differ by country and lab
the 22 month bloodwork check is the routine
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HOMA-IR is crude but free and useful for tracking
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