Many know their cholesterol value and understand it’s an important parameter for cardiovascular health, but fewer know their ApoB. At Executive Health we place great emphasis on the ApoB value. The larger clinical studies published in the last three years all show that ApoB is actually more important than LDL and HDL when it comes to identifying potential cardiovascular risk.
In general you want to have an ApoB value under 100 mg/dl (1 g/L). Some longevity-experts, such as Peter Attia, feel one should aim for significantly lower than that:
“I just don’t see a reason to have an ApoB ever north of 60 milligrams per deciliter.” — Peter Attia
Executive Health does not quite share the same extreme view as Attia, but 80 mg/dl (0.8 g/L) is of course better than 100 mg/dl (1 g/L), especially for high-risk persons who also have other cardiovascular risk factors. The more you lower your ApoB value – via diet & medication – the lower your risk of developing heart attack or stroke. And as with most things in health – the earlier you start the better.
