Fluctuating total cholesterol may raise chances of dementia, results suggest
Keeping cholesterol and triglyceride levels stable may protect patients against Alzheimer's, findings suggest.
Fluctuating total cholesterol and triglycerides is associated with an increased risk for incident Alzheimer disease and other dementias, according to a US study.
Those with the most variations in cholesterol had a 19% higher chance of developing Alzheimer’s or Alzheimer disease-related dementias, the researchers found.
And those with the most fluctuations in triglyceride levels had a 23% increased risk, the findings in Neurology show.
Lead researcher Dr Suzette Bielinski (PhD), from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, believes the findings may help in understanding underlying mechanisms.
