Test your
Remnant Cholesterol
Looking for an easy way to test and monitor your Remnant Cholesterol?
It's included in the HealthieOne Complete test.
Remnant Cholesterol
Explanation: Remnant cholesterol represents the cholesterol carried by triglyceride-rich lipoprotein remnants. The body normally clears remnants quickly through the liver, but when this process is impaired due to insulin resistance, obesity, diabetes, or genetic factors, these particles accumulate in your bloodstream. Remnant cholesterol is calculated by subtracting LDL and HDL from total cholesterol, capturing the atherogenic cholesterol that standard lipid panels attribute to "other" sources but don't specifically quantify.
Test purpose:
- Identify a major hidden driver of cardiovascular disease: Remnant cholesterol contributes to atherosclerosis independently of LDL and may account for significant residual cardiovascular risk that persists even when LDL is well-controlled with statins.
- Detect metabolic dysfunction and impaired lipid clearance: Elevated remnants signal that your liver isn't efficiently processing triglyceride-rich particles, a hallmark of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.
- Explain the gap between LDL levels and actual cardiovascular risk: Helps resolve cases where patients develop heart disease despite "normal" LDL.
Other information about this test: Johns Hopkins
An aspect of Cholesterol, Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies.