Sunday, September 16, 2007

High Cholesterol Could Save Your Life

If your doctor has said, "You have high cholesterol." you are in some very good company...including yours truly.
The standard cholesterol test ordered by physicians measures total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol. The LDLs are off handedly described as the "bad cholesterol"...but there is much more to the story.
Robert Superko, MD, director of research at the Berkeley HeartLab explains.
“Cholesterol is not the problem we thought it was. Relying only on cholesterol levels as a risk factor for coronary artery disease may not be wise since 80% of coronary patients have the same cholesterol as individuals who do not develop the disease.”
In fact, God knew what he was doing when he provided us with ample levels of cholesterol.
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