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Doctor-Scientist Paul Hopkins has been researching heart disease and treating tough cases at the University of Utah since 1978.
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the best scientists & doctors, and help them dispel misinformation.
REFERENCES:
The fantastic chart in the beginning:
flowingdata.com/2016/01/05/causes-of-death
Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/32/2459/3745109
Weight Gain as a Risk Factor for Clinical Diabetes Mellitus in Women
acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-122-7-199504010-00001
Integration of epidemiological and blood biomarker analysis links haem iron intake to increased type 2 diabetes risk
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12288636
Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets in the United Kingdom
nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00868-w
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging
nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
0:00 Age when heart attacks strike
2:14 The blood of gym goers
3:15 Dr. Paul Hopkins & the Diet Heart Hypothesis
7:13 Heart attack factors
11:19 Inflammatory markers
15:14 Heart attacks in people with low risk markers
18:21 Calcium scores and CT angiograms
21:47 People with high risk markers but no heart attacks
23:00 Familial hypercholesterolemia & statins
30:09 Where plaques form
33:10 High glucose
35:32 Why we should fear heart disease
39:38 Iron toxicity and red meat
41:01 Is plaque reversible?
45:12 Is LDL a scam?
47:33 Lp(a)
49:31 Saturated fat
39:38
Doctor-Scientist Paul Hopkins has been researching heart disease and treating tough cases at the University of Utah since 1978.
Viva Longevity's mission is to find the best scientists & doctors, and help them dispel misinformation.
REFERENCES:
The fantastic chart in the beginning:
flowingdata.com/2016/01/05/causes-of-death
Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/38/32/2459/3745109
Weight Gain as a Risk Factor for Clinical Diabetes Mellitus in Women
acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-122-7-199504010-00001
Integration of epidemiological and blood biomarker analysis links haem iron intake to increased type 2 diabetes risk
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12288636
Life expectancy can increase by up to 10 years following sustained shifts towards healthier diets in the United Kingdom
nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00868-w
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging
nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03570-5
0:00 Age when heart attacks strike
2:14 The blood of gym goers
3:15 Dr. Paul Hopkins & the Diet Heart Hypothesis
7:13 Heart attack factors
11:19 Inflammatory markers
15:14 Heart attacks in people with low risk markers
18:21 Calcium scores and CT angiograms
21:47 People with high risk markers but no heart attacks
23:00 Familial hypercholesterolemia & statins
30:09 Where plaques form
33:10 High glucose
35:32 Why we should fear heart disease
39:38 Iron toxicity and red meat
41:01 Is plaque reversible?
45:12 Is LDL a scam?
47:33 Lp(a)
49:31 Saturated fat
39:38
