People with high cholesterol have been statistically shown to live longer and healthier than
people with low cholesterol in several studies.
In studies involving people
with low cholesterol levels, eating cholesterol - rich animal foods leads to a measurable increase in blood cholesterol in the first few hours following a single meal.
In other words, the groups with higher cholesterol are already at greater risk of liver cancer than
groups with lower cholesterol — but it's not because of diet.
Yet in 1992, researchers at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute looked at every study that had been published about the risk of having high or low cholesterol and concluded that mortality was greater in
women with low cholesterol than with high cholesterol.
In subsequent experiments, Pissios and colleagues found that NNMT correlated positively with Sirt1 and a healthy metabolic profile in mice, and also showed that
humans with low cholesterol and low triglycerides exhibited high levels of NNMT and Sirt1 in their livers.
Low Cholesterol May Shrink Risk for High - Grade Prostate Cancer
Men with lower cholesterol are less likely than those with higher levels to develop high - grade prostate cancer, an aggressive form of the disease with a poorer prognosis, according to results of a Johns Hopkins collaborative study.
Beans are naturally high in fiber, a food component that has been associated
with lowered cholesterol concentrations, improved gastrointestinal (GI) function, and overall reduction of chronic disease risk [1].
Imbibe predicts some naturally functional ingredients to increase in usage are matcha (benefits are associated with cognitive health), aronia berries (high in antioxidants), oats (
associated with lowering cholesterol), turmeric (a powerful spice believed to have anti-inflammatory properties) and chaga mushrooms (an adaptogen thought to lower stress levels and also have anti-inflammatory properties).
When the researchers controlled for the influence of about 50 environmental factors, such as smoking and education, they found that selection acted on these traits and, for example, led
women with lower cholesterol to have more children, although the reasons are unknown.
Since then, some studies have shown that
those with the lowest cholesterol are more likely to die of heart disease (and vice versa).
the shocking fact that elderly people
with the lowest cholesterol have the highest risk for dementia
Good sleep habits are associated
with lower cholesterol, healthier blood pressure, healthier weight, reduced diabetes risk, and other positive lifestyle habits (like exercise and eating well)-- all of which encompass the leading risk factors for developing heart disease.
With low cholesterol we see an increase risk of death from other causes, such as cancer.
«The highest death rate observed was among
those with lowest cholesterol (under 160mg / dl); lowest death rate observed was with those whose cholesterol was between 200 - 259 mg / dl» (3)
Flaxseed - A good source of omega - 3 fatty acids, the nutty seeds are associated
with lowering cholesterol and may reduce the risk of some cancers, researchers say.
I wonder where Dr. Perlmutter is getting his opposing data that Alzheimer's is associated
with low cholesterol?
(See: Statin Scam: People with Higher Cholesterol Live Longer than People
with Low Cholesterol.)
Furthermore, having high cholesterol does not mean you necessarily have high 27 - OH - Cholesterol because different people metabolize cholesterol differently, so that a person
with low cholesterol may have high 27 - OH - Cholesterol and vice versa.