For years, high levels of “good” cholesterol have been touted as heart-healthy and linked to lower disease risk. But new research suggests that you can have too much of a good thing when it comes to health.
A new study finds that very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. As counterintuitive as it may seem, older people with the highest amounts of this type of cholesterol were significantly more likely to develop dementia than those with more moderate levels.
