The diets which help reduce “bad” cholesterol in the human body and increasing “good”, increase the risk of premature death. This is found researchers from Washington University in St. Louis published the results of a study in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
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Cholesterol is a fatty alcohol, which is contained in the blood in lipoproteins of different types. Low density lipoproteins (LDL) can block narrow blood vessels, causing a disruption in the cardiovascular system. The cholesterol that is in their composition, called “bad.” A large concentration of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) that carry “good” cholesterol as previously thought, is a factor reducing the risk of atherosclerosis, stroke and heart attack. However, scientists have shown that HDL may be associated with premature death.
The study involved 1.7 million men. Experts assessed the condition of the kidneys and cholesterol level in the period October 2003 to September 2004. The researchers then monitored the physiological parameters of patients before 2013. As expected, low levels of HDL were associated with an increased risk of premature death. However, the high content of “good” cholesterol did not improve the condition of the people, and, conversely, increased the probability of death. The reason for this connection, researchers have not yet established.
Diet that increases the concentration of “good” cholesterol in the blood, include vegetable fats, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Animal fats and digestible carbohydrates, by contrast, increase the level of LDL.
Source: lenta.ru
