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Acutally it saids about what the rest of them say, low LDL levels prevent heart attacts and stroke and the lower your level the better off you are.
Interesting article.
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Acutally it saids about what the rest of them say, low LDL levels prevent heart attacts and stroke and the lower your level the better off you are.
Interesting article.
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thanks for posting this.
So, 77 or below is the target? I wonder how low you can actually get LDL. Anyone know?
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Great article Lynn!! (I now belong to the Kansas City Star)...lol
Here's a transcript of a live chat at Webmd.com entitled
Cholesterol: How Low Should You Go?
In a nutshell, they basically lowered the target goal for "bad" LDL cholesterol, where as previously that goal was set at less than 100 for patients at high risk for heart disease. That goal has now been revised and set to less than 70 for patients at a very high risk of heart disease.A very informative chat!There have been other types of studies that have looked at very low levels of LDL as a coincidental finding. These studies had "suggested" that extremely low levels of LDL are associated with an increased risk of death, especially strokes. Having said that, this is not scientific proof. These were not controlled studies. But the more recent studies control these factors. People in these studies were placed on medications, diet, and exercise, and were followed as their cholesterols were lowered. These studies showed a clear benefit in high-risk people. There was a further reduction in heart disease and heart disease death at LDLs of less than 70. And so what has been said is when it comes to LDL in a high-risk patient, the lower the better.
Hugs,TammyF/47 / 5' 2.5" Start date 02/09/04
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LOL, do you guys feel that no one really knows anything about cholesterol. Can't go to low, can't go to high. Maybe we should just not worry about it!
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I'm with you girly!! As long as we feel good and the doc isn't worried....Originally posted by Desertthorn
huggers,TammyF/47 / 5' 2.5" Start date 02/09/04
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there are some new studies out now that say depression and very low Cholesterol seem to go together too. Knowing that the largest component of the brain after water is cholesterol that might be something to keep in mind as we try to lower our cholesterol.by the book atkinseer
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Are :no your :sadblinky saying
urplequ: that :sadblinky I :raving might urplequ: be :confused depressed
LOL 2big, that SOMETHING ELSE to consider. DAMN.
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LOL Lynn... Now I'm worried againOriginally posted by DesertthornAre :no your :sadblinky sayingurplequ: that :sadblinky I :raving might urplequ: be :confused depressed
LOL 2big, that SOMETHING ELSE to consider. DAMN.urplequ:
Hugs,TammyF/47 / 5' 2.5" Start date 02/09/04
HW312/SW275/CW192/GW150
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