BethLabQueen said:ApoB is the more informative number and it is cheap.
Pushing back on BethLabQueen here. Import rules are jurisdiction-specific and this board keeps giving US-shaped answers to non-US questions. What is a personal-import allowance in one country is a controlled-import offence in another.
SurmountFan_IN said:Living somewhere the domestic route does not exist, which makes most of the advice on this board inapplicable to me.
My experience ordering cross-border ordering internationally: I've ordered from an Indian manufacturer. Customs can be hit or miss.
Shipping time: 14-28 days
Customs clearance: required import documentation
Quality: Janoshik tested at 99.2% purity
International ordering adds complexity but can save 60-80% compared to US prices. Research your country's import laws first.
Dr.PainCLE said:Import rules are jurisdiction-specific and this board keeps giving US-shaped answers to non-US questions.
There is a second half to this that has not been said yet. The version of this that has an answer is narrower than the version being asked. Narrow it and it becomes tractable; leave it broad and the thread will produce nine confident and incompatible replies.
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Shop Reference StandardsA narrower follow-up, since the general answer is now clear:
Whether an unchanged LDL-C alongside a large triglyceride fall is a good result or a bad one, because ApoB and LDL-C seem to be telling different stories?
Reporting back.
Closing this out. What actually changed my mind was the point about waiting for a trend instead of reading a single measurement, which is embarrassing in hindsight and worth saying anyway.