In the spirit of “eggs are bad for you – now they’re good”, or at least until the next study…

“Doctors will generally encourage you to lower your cholesterol to improve your heart health - there may be such a thing as too low, new research reveals.

People whose LDL cholesterol falls below 70 may actually be at greater risk of a stroke than those whose LDLs are below 100 but over 70, according to a Pennsylvania State University study published Tuesday.

In addition to being better for overall heart health, low cholesterol is particularly helpful to reduce the risk of an ischemic stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel gets clogged, blocking blood flow to the brain.

But cholesterol that falls too far was linked to 169 percent higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke - the result of a blood vessel becoming weak, and bursting - in the new study…”

https://mol.im/a/7206271

So keep it between 70 and 100, good luck with that.

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MyChart reports an LDL cholesterol value of 95 for my recent blood work. MyChart is a wonderful app for my iPhone.