Another New Cholesterol Study

[tex]

Hi All,

This study, published last month, was done on 52,087 Norwegians, and yielded some interesting results:

Conclusion  Our study provides an updated epidemiological indication of possible errors in the CVD risk algorithms of many clinical guidelines. If our findings are generalizable, clinical and public health recommendations regarding the 'dangers' of cholesterol should be revised. This is especially true for women, for whom moderately elevated cholesterol (by current standards) may prove to be not only harmless but even beneficial.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21951982

Tex

[sarkin]

Thanks for this, Tex - it's going in my "reassure my PCP about my cholesterol" file

Love,
Sara

[MBombardier]

I forwarded it to my husband, who has gotten interested in my health as I have dragged him kicking and screaming into the gluten-free lifestyle. He has genetically high cholesterol, as does at least one of my children.