The undeniable link: Low cholesterol increases heart risks as we age

Yesterday, I told you about low LDL cholesterol and increased risk of cataracts.

But that’s not the only risk associated with low LDL.

Years ago, the Framingham heart study linked low total cholesterol with increased heart risks.

That’s right. LOW cholesterol was a problem. Not a solution.

More recently, an analysis of the Honolulu Heart Program produced similar results. Researchers were dumbfounded. They wrote, “We have been unable to explain our results.”

They found that “long-term persistence of low cholesterol actually increases risk of death” in older people.

And: “The earlier that patients start to have lower cholesterol concentrations, the greater the risk of death.”

Of course, these studies don’t make headlines. Obviously! They don’t fit the mainstream mindset that casts cholesterol as a villain.

Sources:
“Cholesterol, Low” Thomas Cowan, M.D., Weston A Price Foundation, 8/9/05, westonaprice.org

“Cholesterol and all-cause mortality in elderly people from the Honolulu Heart Program: a cohort study” The Lancet, Vol. 358, No. 9279, 8/4/01, thelancet.com