Some things should be consumed with caution, while others need to be avoided entirely – these are the most serious offenders. There’s a new incentive for tackling your cholesterol levels – it could reduce your risk of dementia , based on new research that has been presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Philadelphia , in the United States. Growing evidence has shown excessive cholesterol, clogging up your arteries with fatty deposits, is one of 14 modifiable dementia risk factors.
It is also, of course, a risk factor for heart attack and stroke . Julie Ward, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation describes high cholesterol as being a common “hidden risk factor” for disease..
