Month: February 2021

• Insight into evolution

  Where do we come from and where is it taking us? Lately I’ve been exposed to different, seemingly unrelated pieces of information. However putting them all on the table, a pattern started to emerge. Join me in a philosophical trip making sense out of evolution and what it could possibly have in storage for us.…

  DesignedByNature

  23 February 2021

  Geen categorie

  evolution, gathering, hunter gatherers, intelligence, modern humans, Neanderthals, reproduction, space travel

• The fat storage system

  Perhaps not a very sexy name but why name it something else than what it is? After studying the functioning of our lipoproteins for a good 2 years (and still not finished learning!), it has finally become clear what those lipoprotein are meant for. As complex as it may be, the end goal is really…

  DesignedByNature

  14 February 2021

  Geen categorie

  albumin, ApoB100, ApoC, ApoE, atherosclerosis, cholesterol, fat storage, HDL, insulin resistance, LDL, lipid droplet, lipid system, membrane, phospholipids, plaque, SREBP1, triacylglycerol, triglycerides, vldl

• CETP

  Read it carefully as it may help you assess your risk for cardiovascular disease! In my previous article comparing pathological versus physiological high LDL-C levels, one of the marked differences is that HDL-C goes down under the pathological situation versus up on the physiological case. This difference comes down to cholesterol ester transfer protein or…

  DesignedByNature

  1 February 2021

  Geen categorie

  ampk, atherosclerosis, CETP, cholesterol, fat metabolism, fructose, HDL, LDL, liver, triglycerides, vldl