Comments on: The Definitive Guide to Cholesterol http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Peter Beck http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol/#comment-39173 Peter Beck Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:00:57 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol/#comment-39173 Mark, excellent, readable overview on an important topic. I'm an MD, and have been concerned about the possibilities you noted: decreasing the serum cholesterol levels impairing the other beneficial cholesterol functions (neural, regenerative, sex hormones, etc). Especially when cholesterols are driven way down, in folks considered at high cardiovascular risk. Are you aware of any studies that actually show impairment or negative outcomes, however? Mark, excellent, readable overview on an important topic.

I’m an MD, and have been concerned about the possibilities you noted: decreasing the serum cholesterol levels impairing the other beneficial cholesterol functions (neural, regenerative, sex hormones, etc). Especially when cholesterols are driven way down, in folks considered at high cardiovascular risk.

Are you aware of any studies that actually show impairment or negative outcomes, however?

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]]> By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » What’s All This Talk About Inflammation? http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol/#comment-28947 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » What’s All This Talk About Inflammation? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:21:59 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol/#comment-28947 [...] about the devastation caused when arterial walls are inflamed and the body responds with a “cholesterol band-aid“? Yep, chronic systemic inflammation is a big factor there, too. Even to the extent that [...] [...] about the devastation caused when arterial walls are inflamed and the body responds with a “cholesterol band-aid“? Yep, chronic systemic inflammation is a big factor there, too. Even to the extent that [...]

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]]> By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol/#comment-27951 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:11:56 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cholesterol/#comment-27951 [...] The Definitive Guide to Cholesterol - Jan. 30 [...] [...] The Definitive Guide to Cholesterol - Jan. 30 [...]

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