The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease--and the Statin-Free Plan that Will

by Jonny Bowden

The ratio of triglycerides to HDL is one of the best predictors of both heart disease and insulin resistance (see chapter 9). People with a high triglyceride to HDL ratio have a 16x greater risk of heart disease. That’s a 1600 percent increase!