In the process of biochemistry, we are similar as humans. The problem is that genetically we might have mutations that make us different from others. Yes, focusing on one or the other triglyceride versus LDL is not good anymore. Now there is information that all the lipid panels must be done to ascertain what is going on. When your triglycerides are lowered, then your LDL is lowered along with your HDL being increased. The old-fashioned doctors and information are focusing on the LDL and the HDL. The old doctors before that just focused on the cholesterol panel in total. We are now in a new world where triglycerides are recognized trigger and additional lipid panels are required like Lpa (which discovered my familial heart, disease, mutation) and APOEa and APOEB, which are lipids that cross the bloodstream barrier and enter to surround the heart. No longer can a GP doctor or a primary care, doctor discuss serious heart problems, and prevention with you. I would suggest that if you have numbers that need to be seriously controlled and you have a family history of heart disease that you see a cardiologist.
I was given a cardiologist consultation a year ago and it was decided I was in pretty good shape at 66 and they did a gazillion tests. And then they abandoned me because I wasn’t in bad enough shape. That is not how I want to be treated as this year. My numbers went in the wrong direction. So I had to bug my doctor to get a regular cardiologist. The problem is that with familial coronary artery disease I am not gonna stay in good condition without having continued testing along the way. The point is my dad had the best numbers in the world and it didn’t stop him from having three heart bypasses along the way after having a Widowmaker heart attack. All the low cholesterol and statins did not stop plaque from accumulating in his arteries on the way to his heart. It takes more than that if you have familial, coronary artery disease.