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May 16, 2005
Sometimes When Serum Cholesterol Goes Down, Risk of Dying Goes Up
Now another fact to make you wonder what the experts were thinking: High cholesterol seems to have a protective effect in the elderly. According to research done at the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Yale University, nearly twice as many people with low cholesterol had heart attacks when compared to those with high cholesterol levels. Data from the Framingham study also supports the finding that when blood cholesterol decreases, the risk of dying actually increases.
There is no question that blood cholesterol is involved in the accumulation of plaque in the arteries. Plaque buildup narrows the arteries and restricts blood flow, often leading to heart attacks and strokes. Yet the conventional approach continues to miss the most important point: the plaque buildup is dangerous, not the presence of cholesterol itself.
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Posted by james at May 16, 2005 5:55 AM