Paul_c said:
MartinAU said:
3 days ago my neighbor had a storke.However, he is known by high cholester for the last 5 years. Now he is recovering but this got me thinking about this relation and what is that dangerous cholesterol limit so you can say that "you are safe below that line"
http://www.drbriffa.com/2013/10/25/high ... in-stroke/
In summary, we have evidence that:
1) cholesterol levels have little or no relationship with overall stroke risk
2) low cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke
3) higher cholesterol levels are associated with improved survival in those who have suffered an ischaemic stroke
Maybe true as written by him.
However, the original article was
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24103674
"Prior statin treatment and high admission cholesterol have been associated with favorable outcome after ischemic stroke (IS), a paradox not completely explained. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of admission cholesterol levels and the impact of statin treatment on short- and long-term survival after IS."
So, heavy use of statins to get the cholesterol down and you appear to recover and live longer.
Low cholesterol and less chance of being on statins.
This ties in well with a previous report on statins helping stroke recovery.
http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/43/1/147.full.pdf
Neither suggest increasing cholesterol to promote a healthier lifestyle.
Bit naughty of him not to mention that really.