Heart Health On Carnivore Diet (Can Adding Back Carbs Reduce Your Risk?)

Heart Health On Carnivore Diet (Can Adding Back Carbs Reduce Your Risk?)
Headlines got you worried about plaque? Take a breath. In this deep-dive, I unpack new LMHR data with a calm, clinical lens—no diet tribalism, just #RootCauseMedicine. We’ll translate what the studies actually show about #HeartHealth, #SoftPlaque, and why plaque predicts plaque more than LDL exposure in this cohort. I’ll honor the work of Dr. Rob Cywes (#CarbAddictionDoc), Dave Feldman, Dr. Nick Norwitz, and Dr. Matthew Budoff’s team while giving you a practical, lifestyle-first playbook for #MetabolicHealth.

You’ll see exactly how I risk-stratify: start with imaging—#CAC for calcified burden and, when appropriate, #CCTA for soft plaque—then track metabolic signals that matter: #A1c (or #CGM trends), #Triglycerides, #HDL, #ApoB, #Lp(a), and #hsCRP. If you’re an LMHR or running very low/zero-carb (#Keto, #Carnivore, #LowCarb) and labs begin drifting, I’ll show you a measured “n=1” approach: 10–30 g/day of whole-food #Carbs (think berries, kefir/yogurt, small root veg) paired with protein and #BOCA fats to support #GLP1 without big glucose spikes—or use protein/dairy timing to nudge incretins while staying very low-carb. #InsulinResistance #Hormones

We’ll also clarify what this research doesn’t prove—no fear, no hype. If imaging shows disease, we treat the disease (stabilize plaque, optimize #BloodPressure, #Sleep, #Stress, #Movement, and discuss options in true shared decision-making). If imaging is quiet and labs are steady, we monitor on schedule. Translation: test, don’t guess. #TestDontGuess #PreventiveCardiology

Studies shown on screen:
• “Carbohydrate Restriction–Induced Elevations in LDL-Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis: The KETO Trial” — JACC Advances (2024) #JACC #LDL
• “Longitudinal KETO-CTA: Plaque Predicts Plaque, ApoB Does Not” — JACC Advances (2025) #ApoB #CCTA
• “Oreo Cookie Treatment Lowers LDL… in a Lean-Mass Hyper-Responder” — Metabolites (2024) #LMHR #NofearJustData

My promise: curiosity over ideology. Keep what delivers #Satiety, #WeightLoss, and stable #Glycemia—then verify your arteries agree. #ArteriesVoteLast #ObesityMedicine

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