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ApoB

Also called apolipoprotein B.

A count of the particles in your blood that can build plaque in your arteries. Each LDL, VLDL and Lp(a) particle carries one ApoB.

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Why a longevity audience asks

LDL cholesterol can look fine while the number of particles is high. The owner's bergamot rule is written for small, dense LDL particles (pattern B). ApoB is the cleaner way to count those particles.

How a coach reads it

Doctors set your target from your overall risk, not from a blog. Many treat under 90 mg/dL as lower risk, and under 70 or 55 as tighter targets when risk is high. Those are for your doctor to set. This page will not give you one. This is not a diagnosis.

Units on this page: mg/dL

When it is low

Usually means the particle count is low. Very low numbers on medicine are for your doctor to follow up, not a reason to invent your own rule.

When it is high

Means there are more plaque-building particles than the LDL number may show. Food, weight and prescribed cholesterol medicine are the main fixes. Bergamot is a supplement with small studies on cholesterol numbers. It has not been shown to prevent heart attacks.

Easy ways to misread it

  • ApoB is not LDL cholesterol, and it is not Lp(a).
  • Do not stop a statin because a bergamot capsule moved a blood test number.

What to ask your doctor

Ask for ApoB. Ask for Lp(a) once in your life. LDL and non-HDL cholesterol still belong on the same report.

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The ranges on this page are labeled as a doctor's ranges or the owner's. They are not a trial result made up for the page. The related compound pages show the trials.