cholestrol

[Robert Luly]

James A. Work (jimwork at netcom.com) wrote:
: I don't know about the theory "The lower the better."  Some types of 
: cancers have LDL binding sites on their surfaces.  A sudden drop in LDL 
: might be bad news.
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: James A. Work a major skew.                         jimwork at netcom.com
Yeah but....do those binding sites have enough total area to make a 
difference? I think that low LDL is a symptom not a cause but if I saw a 
*sudden* drop in LDL I think I would check under the hood just in case. I 
still think slowly lowering total cholestrol  (except HDL) is better.