Lipids and Nutraceuticals September 2024 Laurence Eyres NZIFST conference There is going to be a session on avocado oil at the conference in Palmerston North next year. Remnant Cholesterol what is it? Research has consistently shown a correlation between conventional lipid parameters, arteriosclerosis, and cardiovascular diseases. Guidelines highlight the importance of targeting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, with reducing LDL-C being still the primary lipid-lowering strategy. However, even when LDL-C is lowered to optimal levels, there is a…

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A walk amongst the Journal’s Lipid Milestones (25 years) November 2024 Laurence Eyres When Anne Scott started to develop the journal almost 20 years ago, there was already a loyal group of enthusiasts to help produce content. These included professor Laurie Melton, the late Peter Hawkins, Graeme Summers, and a few other stalwarts. We had started to produce a simple editorial for ourselves and the journal a few years prior. Oils and fats news was started after our several conferences and has kept going since…

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