Re: Cholesterol Levels Can't Be Too Low (report)

Jason,

It depends on what number you use as "Normal" The current standard of
total at 200 in normal in western societies using a statistical mean of
50 percent. So having below normal still leads to heart disease. If you
take a more isolated non-western lifestyle population such as
Tarahumara Indians whose normal cholesterol is generally under 130,
there is no heart disease. The inflammation theory then becomes
irrelevant. As does HDL levels. This is also why current
recommendations are for total levels under 160 and LDL under 70 or
less.

mp

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