A large new study adds to questions about whether your “good” HDL cholesterol levels really affect your risk of heart disease. The study, of nearly 632,000 Canadian adults, found that those with the lowest HDL levels had higher death rates from heart disease and stroke over five years. But they also had higher death rates from cancer and other causes.
Key Takeaways:
- A new study has suggested that it increases the inflammatory response of certain immune cells called macrophages.
- “Good cholesterol’s functions are not as simple as initially thought, and appear to critically depend on the target tissue and cell type,” said Marjo Donners of Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
- “In the end, it is the balance between its pro- and anti-inflammatory effects that determines clinical outcome,” Donners added.
“A new study has suggested that it increases the inflammatory response of certain immune cells called macrophages.”
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