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Townsend, Montana | Lipoproteins carry cholesterol (and other things) in the blood stream.
If you had actual free cholesterol in your blood stream, you would not be long for this world.
There are many problems with referring to certain lipoproteins as "cholesterol".
First, they mostly carry cholesterol. But they can carry other important compounds as well. When they measure your "cholesterol", they aren't measuring your cholesterol. They measure your lipoproteins that we assume are mostly carrying cholesterol.
This is a correct assumption, but it is rarely actually measured and is still just an assumption.
You want to get loaded up on prescriptions based off of an assumption? I don't...
Then there are all the other lipoproteins that get left out. What about Chylomicrons? Very Low Density Lipoproteins? Intermediate density Lipoproteins? Lipoprotein A? All of which we would die without. But why are only two singled out? Especially when you can't effect one without effecting the rest.
As for the link you quoted, the graph I posted shows that men are much more likely to die from all causes when our LDL gets under 150 ish. 200 to 250 is the sweet spot for longevity.
YMMV.
Edited by 1972RedNeck 10/25/2025 08:26
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