High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Linked to Dementia: Study

This type of cholesterol is sometimes known as “good cholesterol.”

MRI brain of a dementia patient with left parietal atrophy asymmetry. Atthapon Raksthaput/Shutterstock

Researchers have discovered high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) could be associated with a greater risk of dementia.

The study, led by Monash University and published in the Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, involved thousands of people from Australia and the United States over more than six years.