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A 1989
article in the New England Journal of Medicine (April 6, pp.904-909)
presented the following all-cause death rates for the corresponding
cholesterol levels:
Cholesterol
Levels |
All-cause
Deaths
per 10,000 Individuals |
| 180-189 |
172 |
| 160-179 |
174 |
| 140-159 |
196 |
| <
140 |
308 |
Russell
L. Smith PhD, Letter to the Editor, Townsend Letter for Doctors,
Jan.1993
Comment:
Specific lipids, in conjunction with the immune system, play a critical
role in the body's defense mechanism. Cholesterol is one of these
lipids. Hence, the lower the cholesterol the greater the compromise
in the defense and the higher the death rate from all causes. Ever
since high cholesterol has been associated with heart disease there
is the erroneous assumption that "the lower the cholesterol
the better." This study provides statistical evidence to the
contrary.
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