I get 2 points/day towards a lower insurance premium if I take this "health IQ" test. A recent test mentioned the following:
1) The value of a low Trig/HDL number
2) Hardening (or conversely, flexibility) of the arteries
The first item I've heard very little about. The ratio of Trigs to HDL is a metric that the test considered very important for predicting a cardio vascular event with lower being better (and <1 meant very healthy). The second item is something that I can't recall hearing about in literally decades. Old people were claimed to get "hardening of the arteries." The test went on to say how exercise, particularly aerobic exercise, was important to keep the arteries flexible.
Anyone place any valve on either of these items? For predicting CVE, until recently I thought Total CHO to HDL was the best predictor, but I've read where some now question if higher HDL numbers are as important as they used to think.
1) The value of a low Trig/HDL number
2) Hardening (or conversely, flexibility) of the arteries
The first item I've heard very little about. The ratio of Trigs to HDL is a metric that the test considered very important for predicting a cardio vascular event with lower being better (and <1 meant very healthy). The second item is something that I can't recall hearing about in literally decades. Old people were claimed to get "hardening of the arteries." The test went on to say how exercise, particularly aerobic exercise, was important to keep the arteries flexible.
Anyone place any valve on either of these items? For predicting CVE, until recently I thought Total CHO to HDL was the best predictor, but I've read where some now question if higher HDL numbers are as important as they used to think.