Cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce brain function

February 25, 2009 in Food & Nutrition, Heart Disease | 4 comments

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  1. Galina’s avatar

    Galina on June 30, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    Hello,
    It is actually old news about cholesterol’s usefulness for brain and also for some hormones production in physiology. However, still cholesterol is associated with atherosclerosis and is a risk factor for cardiac disease. I read ( don’t remember, unfortunately, where) that problem with cholesterol is due to its high viscosity. Because of this cholesterol could easy stick to vessel’s wall creating the foundation for plaque formation. What do you think about it.? There are some herbs and formulas that help to manage cholesterol level in the blood stream. Do you think it is o’k to use these herbs instead of statin drugs?
    Respect. Galina

  2. Chris’s avatar

    Chris on June 30, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    Galina,

    No, cholesterol isn’t associated with atherosclerosis and is not a risk factor for heart disease, unless it’s oxidized LDL you’re talking about of only middle-aged men with pre-existing heart disease.

    I suggest you check our my index of articles on cholesterol and read as many as you can. Start with this one.

  3. Robert Wilkanowski’s avatar

    Robert Wilkanowski on April 3, 2010 at 12:54 pm

    Chris,
    Any thoughts advice on taking niacin or some form of vitamin B in addition to diet/weight loss/exercise in controlling blood cholesterol?

  4. Chris Kresser’s avatar

    Chris Kresser on April 3, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    Please see this post for an extensive list of recommendations. Also check here for an index of all of my posts on cholesterol and heart disease. There is no need to control blood cholesterol, because it’s not the cause of heart disease.

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