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REDUCING YOUR RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: DOES REDUCING CHOLESTEROL REDUCE RISK?
Posted under Cardio & Blood-Cholesterol by adminIt is one thing to observe that people with relatively low cholesterol levels have less chance of getting coronary artery disease, but it is another to conclude that if you lower your cholesterol level you will also lower your risk. What if having a high cholesterol level was just a signal that you are at risk of coronary disease but the cholesterol was not actually the cause of that risk that case, there would be very little point in doing anything to lower your cholesterol level. As a matter of fact, it has taken a great deal of effort and expense to perform studies that address that very point, but the answer now is convincing that there is a role for reducing your cholesterol level. ——Several studies have shown a reduction in the occurrence of coronary disease by one-third to one-half in people who lower their cholesterol levels by diet or medications. In generally if your cholesterol level is high or moderately high and you lower it by 10 percent, you will lower your risk of coronary artery disease by abour~2T) percent. Most of these studies have also indicated that higher levels of HDL cholesterol also confer a lower risk of coronary disease. Additional research trials also indicate that a reduction of coronary disease by lowering cholesterol translates into an actual decline in deaths due to heart disease—a very important bottom line!*245\252\8*
