CoSci (Collaborative Science Conference) is a charity fundraising event to raise money for the Citizen Science Foundation. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to CitizenScienceFoundation.org/donate – and thank you for your support. Dr. Matthew Budoff presented the #CoSci keynote on the use of CT angiography to measure atherosclerotic plaque and evaluate the effects of a ketogenic diet on cardiovascular health. He introduced a study involving 100 metabolically healthy participants on a ketogenic diet with extraordinary high levels of LDL. 80 of the participants, both Lean Mass Hyper-Responders (LMHR) and borderline LMHR, exhibited increases in LDL but no corresponding increase in atherosclerotic plaque compared to a matched control group (n=80, Miami Heart) with much lower LDL levels. The study aimed to determine if a high LDL level induced by a ketogenic diet is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis. Preliminary results showed no significant differe...