When we talk about heart disease, cholesterol is often the main topic of conversation. But that conversation is shifting; we’ve discovered that it isn’t just a matter of “too much cholesterol.” In fact, half the people who have a heart attack have normal levels of cholesterol. We now know that it’s a specific type of cholesterol (LDL pattern B) as well as inflammation that drive heart disease. Scientists have found out why this is the case. And it’s linked to glucose, fructose, and insulin.
