Risk factors for cardiac mortality

Great post at Hyperlipid.

The whole article is interesting, but the graph below is the kicker:



Notice that as HbA1c increases, particularly over about 6.2%, the risk of a cardiac episode increases dramatically.

Also notice that there is no indication that high cholesterol with a low HbA1c increases the risk of cardiac mortality.

In other words, an important goal for any heart disease prevention diet should be to minimize HbA1c. How do you do that? Minimize blood glucose -- and the most effective solution there is to reduce simple carbs and increase fat.