Unhealthy Cholesterol Levels Might Raise Alzheimers Risk (Source: WebMD News from HealthDay) Keeping cholesterol under control may help brain as well as heart, study suggests Keeping bad cholesterol in check and increasing good cholesterol is not only good for your heart, but also your brain, new research suggests. A study from the University of California, Davis, found that low levels of bad (LDL) cholesterol and high levels of good (HDL) cholesterol are linked to lower levels of so-called amyloid plaque in the brain. A build-up of this plaque is an indication of Alzheimers disease, the researchers said in a university news release. The researchers suggested that maintaining healthy cholesterol levels is just as important for brain health as controlling blood pressure. Our study shows that both higher levels of HDL and lower levels of LDL cholesterol in the bloodstream are associated with lower levels of amyloid plaque deposits in the brain, the studys lead author, Bruce Reed, associate director of the UC Davis Alzheimers Disease Center, said in the news release. Unhealthy patterns of cholesterol could be directly causing the higher levels of amyloid known to contribute to Alzheimers, in the same way that such patterns promote heart disease, Reed said.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 05:07:39 +0000
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