On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Wendy <crazygardens AT verizon.net> wrote:
... Cholesterol is not your enemy. Your body produces cholesterol when
it needs it. Cell walls are almost pure cholesterol. Different forms of
cholesterol are used for different things. LDLs are your bodies "patch"
material.
Statins do lower death rates from all causes, however, and it's not
clear why. One theory is that they reduce the amount of inflammation
in the body, and inflammation is a major cause of damage to arteries.
That would explain why they lower LDL and raise HDL.
Marie
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