On 6/19/2010 5:45 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> 'tis a matter of opinion. High cholesterol (by research at U of Hawaii and
> u of California at San Diego) has been shown to be protective in the elderly.
> Above the age of 65-70 the higher your cholesterol the longer you live.
Never heard that.
> In fact, there is no association whatsoever between cholesterol and heart
> disease in men over the age of 50 and in women of any age. None. Never has
> been.
>
So why are the docs so exercised about it?
I've completely ignored my cholesterol for well over ten years now, and
don't plan to start monitoring it to see if I can get it up any more
than I did to keep it down.
When I was in a heart study, they did measure it, but I paid little
attention.
Moose
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