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This cholesterol lark.

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Will we ever know the best way forward for our cholesterol levels?

I know that statins create problems for some of us, that women's levels are naturally higher after the menopause, that the ideal levels we seem to be striving for are based on the levels of a fit and healthy 21 year old male, that some people have a family history of high cholesterol, that cholesterol levels vary throughout the day,............the list seems endless.

Have just found this study that suggests that raising the Good Cholesterol (HDL) for certain groups may not be the way forward.

http://www.physorg.com/news194005467.html

(There are some links concerning cholesterol on the right of the page that are worth a read.)
 
Perhaps it's the extra medication that's harmful.
Maybe naturally high HDL is a good thing. Presumably no-one has investigated this, because there's likely no profit in it.
Hana
PS how high is high?
 
the lower the level is the better i'm told it should be around 4 when i was put on cholestrol lowering drugs some 35 years ago my levels were around 25 and my trigs around 20.since then on various drugs im now on atorvastatin and fenofrebate max doses my levels are about 4.8 my trigs are 3, they have saved my life- both my parents and siblings all have had heart bypasses .I know I get aches and pains in my joints and limbs but thats better than getting a heart attack i take extra vitamin D to combat the after effects.
 
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