Category: Guest Post

Comment on: Mark’s “Making of a LMHR”

Recently, Mark Lightell, a 29-year-old endurance athlete, took it upon himself to try to convert to the LMHR phenotype with a two-week n=1 experiment. You can find Mark’s post about this experience here. Mark and Dave invited me to do a little commentary on Mark’s experiment. Here it goes… First, I want to reinforce my …

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Guest Post: Making of a LMHR?

Note from Dave: Mark Lightell is actually a frequent commenter at the LMHR Facebook group, but he is notably an advocate for reduction of LDL cholesterol and ApoB, and a firm believer in the Lipid Heart Hypothesis. However, he’s also interested in our work and saw a clear opportunity to make a contribution with this …

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Our Paper on Low Carb, LDL Cholesterol, and the LMHR Phenotype is Now Finalized

Note from Dave: this guest post from Nick Norwitz discusses our #LMHRpaper, which as of today, is now finalized. Thanks again to the many wonderful readers who contributed their efforts in our final edit. The final version of the Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMHR) paper was just released! I’m pleased to report that, even in the …

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Guest Post – The Case for Lower LDL on Low Carb

Note from Dave: It’s no secret that I consider myself “cautiously optimistic” about high LDL on a low carb diet given what I’ve learned to this point (see my most recent presentation on it). But as always, I encourage everyone to listen to every major side of a debate, which is why I’m pleased for …

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Guest Post – Impact of Coffee on Triglycerides

Note from Dave: Sean is a prolific member of the LMHR Facebook Group and I was keen to share this remarkable experiment with you all as a guest post here. Enjoy! My name is Sean Brennan and I have been on a ketogenic diet for 14 months now, beginning on Thanksgiving of 2017.  It has …

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