Very very high cholesterol is strongly linked to heart disease. What has not
been shown is that normal but higher range cholesterol has any strong link
to disease.

I think docotrs like cholesterol because it gives them some solid number
they can work with, and the theory does make sense.

On Nov 29, 2007 1:02 AM, Brenda Young <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I still don't understand what the big deal is about cholesterol, I really
> don't.  It has not been proven to cause any kinds of problems except by the,
> um, drug companies.  Cholesterol is a hormone and it needs to be in balance,
> yes, same with estrogen and progesterone, and not just in women.  All
> hormones are necessary, so why do people fall for this sh*t???  I don't get
> it.
>
>  Love,
>  Bren
>
>
>
> Kathryn Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>  Meta-analysis says low LDL cholesterol may be associated with greater
> risk of cancer
> Janice Hopkins Tanne
>
> New York
>
> The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.
>
>
> Patients with low concentrations of low density lipoprotein (LDL)
> cholesterol, lowered as a result of taking statins, are at significantly
> more risk of being diagnosed as having cancer compared with patients with
> higher concentrations of the cholesterol, according to a meta-analysis of 23
> large studies of statins (Journalof the American College of Cardiology
> 2007;5:409-18).
>
>
>
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>
>
> Sorry, I can't cite the full text of this article....it requires a
> subscription/payment. But... I find the idea of interest because I have read
> some good, current research the last few yrs. re. the lack of vit. D in
> women and the presence of breast cancer.
>
> So, if we accept that we convert sunlight to vit. D only if we have
> sufficient cholesterol in our bodies and that low cholesterol would mean low
> vit. D absorption, we can see why low LDL may contribute to cancer. I don't
> know if the article states anything re. cholesterol that is low naturally,
> i.e. without statin use.
>
> Kath
>
>
>
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