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To: Proud Deplorable who wrote (20870)	9/13/2006 2:37:59 AM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 78416

It is and it isn't. Too low is associated with alzeheimers, cancer, and other diseases, including stroke. Too high, with other attendant problems, such as Syndrome X or "reactive hypoglycemia", is associated with heart attack and other CVD related problems. Cooper out of Omaha found that 180 mgs/dl was optimum in his practice. pbs.org Framingham study pointed out the same. On the other hand we find that quite a few deaths among the elderly are associated with low cholestesterol not high. What is important is the oxidized cholesterol. High anti-oxidants are the only solution for those who are not "dietary responders", vis a vis low fat. i.e. the entire Lapp or Sami race, familial hypercholestrolemics, or homocysteineurics. Raise your HDL, lower your HA risk by a great percent. Read the Framingham study. Every 1% reduction in Cholesterol (from 254 mgs/dL or over) resulted in a 2% reduction in HA risk. "The evidence is strong that oxidation of LDL does occur in humans. Researchers have identified oxidized LDL within artherosclerotic lesion and level of lipid peroxide, a marker of oxidation process, are higher in people with artherosclerosis. The vulnerability of LDL cholesterol to oxidation increases with the severity of the artherosclerosis." ... "Food is also a source of oxidized cholesterol. ... Oxidized cholesterol can be found in any fat that used to fry meat. ... a 100 gram sample of french fries contain approximately 12 mg's of cholesterol. -- Nutrition Desk Reference -- Garrison&Somer ISBN-0-87983-826-4 The Kluane glacier has more contained water than all the lakes and rivers of the rest of North America combined. The Haida became the most advanced hunter gatherer culture ever known. Canoeing is considered to be so Canadian that paddling the Nahann is almost an act of patriotism. (I guess I am a patriot by that definition...) EC<:-}