Study Shows Cholesterol Has No Effect On The Elderly
October 4th 2007 09:08
A study conducted by Yale University shows that persons 70 years old and above don't have to shun cholesterol-laden food. Findings showed that "cholesterol levels, which so accurately predict risk of heart disease in middle-aged people, appear to have no such predictive value in the elderly."
The findings are good news to the elderly and senior citizens, who, because of their age, have to avoid cholesterol-laden rich food. "The study showed that after about the age of 70, they can take it easy and relax, and stop worrying about cholesterol," said Dr. Stephen B. Hulley of the University of California, San Francisco. The study is bolstered by those of the famous Framingham Heart Study, which also found no effect of cholesterol in the elderly. Framingham data showed that "cholesterol levels taken at the age of 50 were a better predictor of heart disease risk than the cholesterol levels at 70 or 80."
The findings are good news to the elderly and senior citizens, who, because of their age, have to avoid cholesterol-laden rich food. "The study showed that after about the age of 70, they can take it easy and relax, and stop worrying about cholesterol," said Dr. Stephen B. Hulley of the University of California, San Francisco. The study is bolstered by those of the famous Framingham Heart Study, which also found no effect of cholesterol in the elderly. Framingham data showed that "cholesterol levels taken at the age of 50 were a better predictor of heart disease risk than the cholesterol levels at 70 or 80."
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I was pleased to hear the Framingham studies mentioned here.