High cholesterol linked to better brain health in very old age, study suggests

A new study published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia links high cholesterol with a lower risk of cognitive decline for people over 85 years old. But that might not necessarily mean that having high cholesterol prevents dementia. Study participants aged 75 to 84 years old with higher late-life cholesterol experienced a 50 percent higher risk of cognitive decline.”Most people prior to late old age are vulnerable to the deleterious effects of total cholesterol,” Silverman explained to The Daily Meal.
Conversely, he noted, the study suggests that “having high cholesterol need not be a serious source of concern” for dementia prevention.
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