TriVita Health: Low levels of “good” cholesterol – a possible risk fact or for memory loss
London, UK
A population study published in the July 1, 2008 issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology found that low levels of HDL (good) cholesterol in middle age may increase the risk of memory loss later in life.
Researchers observed 3,673 people from a larger study of 10,000 British civil servants working in London. They took blood samples and administered short-term verbal memory tests when participants were around 55 years old (1995-1997) and again around 61 years old (2002-2004). Subjects were read 20 one- or two-syllable words aloud at two-second intervals and were given two minutes to write down as many words as they remembered.
When the subjects were 55 years old and had low HDL, they had a 27 percent increased risk of memory loss compared to those with high HDL. Those with low HDL, at age 61, had a 53 percent increased risk of memory loss.
Researchers cautioned against therapeutic intervention on the basis of observational studies, but did say that more research should be done on the brain/HDL connection.
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