Medical News: Memory Deficit in Middle Age Linked to Low HDL - in Neurology, Dementia from MedPage Today

Medical News: Memory Deficit in Middle Age Linked to Low HDL - in Neurology, Dementia from MedPage Today: "'The 'life-long' view of dementia stresses the importance of risk factors in midlife,' the authors said. 'Our findings on individuals ages 55 and 61 at the two phases of data collection suggest that low levels of HDL-C may be an important risk factor.'"

Low (<40)>60).

Past studies have identified low HDL levels as a significant risk factor for heart disease, but this is the first study that I've seen that links low HDL with cognitive abilities and memory.

Yikes.

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Update:

via Fark