Heart

ApoB/ApoA1

The ApoB/ApoA1 ratio compares the proteins on the particles that carry cholesterol out into the body with those that carry it back.

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What it is

The ApoB/ApoA1 ratio compares two proteins. ApoB sits on LDL and other particles that carry cholesterol out into the body, and ApoA1 sits on HDL particles that carry it back to the liver. The ratio sums up the balance between the two in one number and adds context to the rest of the lipid panel.

What affects your levels

The quality of fat in the diet, sugar and processed food, physical activity, smoking and body weight all affect the ratio. Inherited factors and cholesterol-lowering medicines also play a part.

Food

Foods that help

Soluble fibre from oats, beans and chia seeds, fats from nuts, olive oil and avocado, and fatty fish such as salmon.

Foods to limit

Trans fats, a lot of saturated fat, sugar and highly processed food.

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Educational information only — not a diagnosis. Every result is checked against safe limits, and anything critical is escalated for follow-up.

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