LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL TO REDUCE HEART ATTACK RISK
According to a recent study conducted in China, a relatively small drop in blood cholesterol could mean a significant drop in the risk of having a heart attack— even if your cholesterol level is already within the safe range. Results from the study indicate that a 4 percent drop in cholesterol level may mean as much as a 21 percent drop in the risk of having a fatal heart attack.
The key words in the Chinese study appear to be “relatively small”. Research conducted in the United States suggests that those people with extra-low cholesterol levels are more likely to die in later years from a variety of causes, including certain cancers, liver disease and lung disease, than those people with “normal” cholesterol levels.
The latest findings do not question the standard recommendation that people with high cholesterol should go on diets or, in extreme cases, take drugs to reduce their levels. The concern is for people with extremely low cholesterol- -160 units or less. The research appears to indicate that to reduce certain health risks an individual’s cholesterol level should be neither too high nor too low.
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