Can Bad Cholesterol Levels Get Too Low?
According to recent research, few if any problems resulted from the reduction of LDL levels below the usual guidelines. For patients who are at very high risk for cardiac disease, updated guidelines endorsed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute say that LDL-lowering treatment to get levels below 70 milligrams is an option. Even those who argued against drastic reduction goals said the most valuable therapeutic results were achieved with an LDL reduction of 30% to 40% in high-risk patients, regardless of the original level. A little bit about cholesterol: low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is known as “bad” cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is known as “good” cholesterol. Too much bad cholesterol can lead to hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, which can then lead to heart attack or stroke. High levels of good cholesterol, on the other hand, seem to protect against heart attack. According to the Mayo Clinic there are 5 top foods that can lower your choles
