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A blood test at a local Quest Diagnostics to examine 44 key nutrient and hormone levels related to health, longevity, wellness, and performance. From there, InsideTracker provides a personalized action plan of the best tweaks or changes to make to your routine, given your current habits/routine, lifestyle, and goals.

Apolipoprotein B, often abbreviated as ApoB, is the main protein found in low-density lipoproteins (LDL). LDL cholesterol is known as "bad" cholesterol because high levels of it can damage your heart and arteries. The ApoB test can help your healthcare provider figure out your risk for cardiovascular disease. 

Like other lipoproteins (think, the “L” in HDL and LDL cholesterol), ApoB is responsible for transporting cholesterol throughout the body. It’s critical that cholesterol gets transported because cholesterol is needed to produce the hormones that are important for cellular health and function. 

Cholesterol can only enter the arterial wall within ApoB particles, and the quantity of cholesterol that will be deposited is determined by the rate at which ApoB particles are trapped within the arterial wall, as opposed to those that pass harmlessly through. 

The biomarker ApoB provides a direct measure of the number of these particles in the bloodstream and can more accurately predict the potential risks associated with these particles.

High ApoB can indicate decreased clearance of cholesterol from the blood and is often coupled with high LDL cholesterol levels. While you need LDL cholesterol to carry out important functions like hormone production, elevated ApoB and LDL levels can eventually lead to plaque buildup and the narrowing of arteries, a risk factor for heart disease. In fact, ApoB is thought to be the best blood biomarker to assess heart disease risk.

ApoB is thought to be the best blood biomarker to assess heart disease risk. This is because high levels of ApoB are associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis (the build-up of plaque in your arteries that can impair blood flow). When left unaddressed, plaque build-up affects health if it occurs in the heart or brain and can lead to heart attack or stroke when compounded over time.

Heart Disease is currently the leading cause of death in the United States and is estimated to contribute to over 650,000 deaths in the US alone every year. Therefore, ApoB levels are correlated with longevity and healthspan.

Like other cholesterol markers, ApoB is modifiable through nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle habits. If your ApoB levels are high, you’ll receive food and supplement recommendations to start to improve your levels. We recommend tracking ApoB levels over time. Routine blood analysis, including testing the marker ApoB, is the best way to understand if your current nutrition and lifestyle changes are contributing to improvements in your biomarker levels.

At this time, InsideTracker is not adding lipid particle size. Although research supports that lipid particle size is predictive of cardiovascular and metabolic health, there is currently limited evidence that lipid particle size is superior to LDL cholesterol in health outcome prediction. Further research is required to determine if interventions to improve one’s lipid particle size distribution are effective. Additionally, ApoB is a strong predictor of cardiovascular outcomes and metabolic health (and potentially even stronger than LDL-p) and therefore does not provide altered context to one's cardiovascular disease risk. InsideTracker’s science team continues to stay up-to-date on the latest research.

Yes, InsideTracker plans are eligible for coverage by HSA/FSA benefits under some insurance plans. It is important to check with your insurance provider to verify. We can provide an itemized receipt after your blood draw. Please email us at support@InsideTracker.com. More info can be found in our blog: https://blog.insidetracker.com/guide-understanding-using-hsa-hra-fsa

The only other option would be to add on the Mobile Blood Draw and we can send a phlebotomist right to you.

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It depends on your goals. For wellness reasons, 2-3x/year is ok, and for performance, more information can be found in our blog, here. You can test a couple of times throughout a season/training cycle (beginning, middle, post race, for example) to see how your body is handling the load. We offer an Athlete Testing Roadmap, specific to your races and goals. Send an email to our support team for more information

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