Omega-3 fatty acids reduce triglyceride levels through mechanisms that are separate from the cholesterol-lowering effects of statins.

“giving them fish oil just just knock the socks out of their truck instead of their triglycerides being 2,000 they were down to 250 it was a huge effect”

The duration of exposure to elevated apolipoprotein B is a primary driver of cardiovascular disease risk, making early and sustained lowering of these levels essential.

“not only really the magnitude of LDL elevation but it's the duration of exposure so even exposure to mild or moderately elevated LDL for a sufficient number of years has increased the risk of ascbd to an earlier onset”