{"id":8747,"date":"2023-10-09T13:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/is-good-cholesterol-completely-healthy-study-says-extreme-levels-of-it-may-raise-dementia-risk\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:32:01","slug":"uno-studio-del-colesterolo-buono-e-completamente-salutare-e-afferma-che-livelli-estremi-di-esso-possono-aumentare-il-rischio-di-demenza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/uno-studio-del-colesterolo-buono-e-completamente-salutare-e-afferma-che-livelli-estremi-di-esso-possono-aumentare-il-rischio-di-demenza\/","title":{"rendered":"Il colesterolo buono \u00e8 completamente sano? Uno studio afferma che livelli estremi potrebbero aumentare il rischio di demenza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/is-good-cholesterol-completely-healthy-study-says-extreme-levels-of-it-may-raise-dementia-risk.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Il \u201ccolesterolo buono\u201d o lipoproteine ad alta densit\u00e0 (HDL) \u00e8 noto per i suoi benefici per la salute del cuore. Ma una quantit\u00e0 eccessiva pu\u00f2 causare problemi di salute? I ricercatori affermano che livelli estremi di HDL possono aumentare il rischio di demenza.<\/p>\n<p>Secondo un nuovo studio, troppo o troppo poco HDL possono aumentare leggermente il rischio di demenza <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/n.neurology.org\/content\/early\/2023\/10\/04\/WNL.0000000000207876\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a>, pubblicato sulla rivista medica Neurology. Lo studio non mostra un nesso causale con la demenza.<\/p>\n<p>Il colesterolo \u00e8 una sostanza cerosa, simile al grasso, prodotta dal fegato, essenziale per <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/cholesterol\/about.htm\" target=\"_blank\">funzioni<\/a> come la sintesi ormonale e la digestione. Il colesterolo viaggia attraverso due tipi di lipoproteine nel sangue: LDL (lipoproteine a bassa densit\u00e0) e HDL.<\/p>\n<p>Livelli elevati di LDL sono associati al rischio di malattie cardiache poich\u00e9 accumulano placche e ostruiscono le arterie, provocando infarti e ictus. L\u2019HDL, tuttavia, elimina il colesterolo attraverso il fegato ed \u00e8 quindi considerato salutare per il cuore.<\/p>\n<p>Il gruppo di ricerca ha studiato le associazioni di HDL <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/fluctuating-cholesterol-linked-increased-dementia-risk-elderly-study-470430\">colesterolo<\/a> e colesterolo LDL con demenza in un gruppo di 184.000 partecipanti, che non avevano demenza all&#039;inizio dello studio. L&#039;et\u00e0 media dei partecipanti era di 70 anni e sono stati seguiti per 17 anni. I loro comportamenti legati alla salute sono stati valutati mediante sondaggi e i livelli di colesterolo sono stati misurati durante i controlli sanitari di routine.<\/p>\n<p>Durante lo studio, 25.214 persone hanno sviluppato demenza. Il livello medio di HDL dei partecipanti era di 53,7 milligrammi per decilitro. I livelli salutari di HDL sono 40 mg\/dl per i maschi e superiori a 50 mg\/dl per le femmine. I partecipanti sono stati divisi in cinque gruppi in base ai loro livelli di HDL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLe persone con i livelli pi\u00f9 alti di colesterolo HDL avevano un tasso di demenza pi\u00f9 alto di 15% rispetto a quelli del gruppo medio. Quelli con i livelli pi\u00f9 bassi avevano un tasso di demenza pi\u00f9 alto di 7% rispetto a quelli del gruppo intermedio&quot;, hanno detto i ricercatori in uno studio. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1003147#:~:text=MINNEAPOLIS%20%E2%80%93%20Having%20either%20high%20or,the%20American%20Academy%20of%20Neurology.\" target=\"_blank\">comunicato stampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hanno preso in considerazione altri fattori come il consumo di alcol, l\u2019ipertensione, le malattie cardiovascolari e il diabete.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori hanno trovato solo una leggera associazione tra LDL e demenza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudi precedenti su questo argomento sono stati inconcludenti e questo studio \u00e8 particolarmente informativo a causa dell\u2019elevato numero di partecipanti e del lungo follow-up. Queste informazioni ci hanno permesso di studiare i collegamenti con la demenza in tutta la gamma di livelli di colesterolo e di ottenere stime precise anche per le persone con livelli di colesterolo piuttosto alti o piuttosto bassi\u201d, ha affermato nel comunicato stampa l\u2019autrice dello studio Maria Glymour, dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Lo studio presenta dei limiti poich\u00e9 l&#039;indagine \u00e8 stata condotta su partecipanti volontari, che potrebbero non rappresentare la popolazione pi\u00f9 ampia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa relazione tra colesterolo HDL e demenza \u00e8 pi\u00f9 complessa di quanto pensassimo in precedenza. Anche se l\u2019entit\u00e0 di questa relazione \u00e8 relativamente piccola, \u00e8 importante\u201d, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/heart-health\/good-hdl-cholesterol-dementia-risk-rcna118772\" target=\"_blank\">disse<\/a> Erin Ferguson, autrice principale dello studio dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 della California a San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/good-cholesterol-completely-healthy-study-says-extreme-levels-it-may-raise-dementia-risk-470936\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/is-good-cholesterol-completely-healthy-study-says-extreme-levels-of-it-may-raise-dementia-risk.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Il \u201ccolesterolo buono\u201d o lipoproteine ad alta densit\u00e0 (HDL) \u00e8 noto per i suoi benefici per la salute del cuore. Ma una quantit\u00e0 eccessiva pu\u00f2 causare problemi di salute? I ricercatori affermano che livelli estremi di HDL possono aumentare il rischio di demenza.<\/p>\n<p>Secondo un nuovo studio, troppo o troppo poco HDL possono aumentare leggermente il rischio di demenza <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/n.neurology.org\/content\/early\/2023\/10\/04\/WNL.0000000000207876\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a>, pubblicato sulla rivista medica Neurology. Lo studio non mostra un nesso causale con la demenza.<\/p>\n<p>Il colesterolo \u00e8 una sostanza cerosa, simile al grasso, prodotta dal fegato, essenziale per <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/cholesterol\/about.htm\" target=\"_blank\">funzioni<\/a> come la sintesi ormonale e la digestione. Il colesterolo viaggia attraverso due tipi di lipoproteine nel sangue: LDL (lipoproteine a bassa densit\u00e0) e HDL.<\/p>\n<p>Livelli elevati di LDL sono associati al rischio di malattie cardiache poich\u00e9 accumulano placche e ostruiscono le arterie, provocando infarti e ictus. L\u2019HDL, tuttavia, elimina il colesterolo attraverso il fegato ed \u00e8 quindi considerato salutare per il cuore.<\/p>\n<p>Il gruppo di ricerca ha studiato le associazioni di HDL <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/fluctuating-cholesterol-linked-increased-dementia-risk-elderly-study-470430\">colesterolo<\/a> e colesterolo LDL con demenza in un gruppo di 184.000 partecipanti, che non avevano demenza all&#039;inizio dello studio. L&#039;et\u00e0 media dei partecipanti era di 70 anni e sono stati seguiti per 17 anni. I loro comportamenti legati alla salute sono stati valutati mediante sondaggi e i livelli di colesterolo sono stati misurati durante i controlli sanitari di routine.<\/p>\n<p>Durante lo studio, 25.214 persone hanno sviluppato demenza. Il livello medio di HDL dei partecipanti era di 53,7 milligrammi per decilitro. I livelli salutari di HDL sono 40 mg\/dl per i maschi e superiori a 50 mg\/dl per le femmine. I partecipanti sono stati divisi in cinque gruppi in base ai loro livelli di HDL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLe persone con i livelli pi\u00f9 alti di colesterolo HDL avevano un tasso di demenza pi\u00f9 alto di 15% rispetto a quelli del gruppo medio. Quelli con i livelli pi\u00f9 bassi avevano un tasso di demenza pi\u00f9 alto di 7% rispetto a quelli del gruppo intermedio&quot;, hanno detto i ricercatori in uno studio. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/1003147#:~:text=MINNEAPOLIS%20%E2%80%93%20Having%20either%20high%20or,the%20American%20Academy%20of%20Neurology.\" target=\"_blank\">comunicato stampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hanno preso in considerazione altri fattori come il consumo di alcol, l\u2019ipertensione, le malattie cardiovascolari e il diabete.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori hanno trovato solo una leggera associazione tra LDL e demenza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudi precedenti su questo argomento sono stati inconcludenti e questo studio \u00e8 particolarmente informativo a causa dell\u2019elevato numero di partecipanti e del lungo follow-up. Queste informazioni ci hanno permesso di studiare i collegamenti con la demenza in tutta la gamma di livelli di colesterolo e di ottenere stime precise anche per le persone con livelli di colesterolo piuttosto alti o piuttosto bassi\u201d, ha affermato nel comunicato stampa l\u2019autrice dello studio Maria Glymour, dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Lo studio presenta dei limiti poich\u00e9 l&#039;indagine \u00e8 stata condotta su partecipanti volontari, che potrebbero non rappresentare la popolazione pi\u00f9 ampia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa relazione tra colesterolo HDL e demenza \u00e8 pi\u00f9 complessa di quanto pensassimo in precedenza. Anche se l\u2019entit\u00e0 di questa relazione \u00e8 relativamente piccola, \u00e8 importante\u201d, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/heart-health\/good-hdl-cholesterol-dementia-risk-rcna118772\" target=\"_blank\">disse<\/a> Erin Ferguson, autrice principale dello studio dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 della California a San Francisco.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/is-good-cholesterol-completely-healthy-study-says-extreme-levels-of-it-may-raise-dementia-risk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Good Cholesterol Completely Healthy? 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Researchers say extreme levels of HDL can raise the risk of dementia.Too much or too little HDL can slightly increase the risk of dementia, according to a new study, published in the medical journal Neurology. The study does not show a causative link to dementia.Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made by the liver essential for functions such as hormone synthesis and digestion. Cholesterol travels through two kinds of lipoproteins in the blood: LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and HDL.High levels of LDL are associated with the risk of heart disease as it builds up plaques and clogs the arteries, leading to heart attacks and stroke. HDL, however, flushes out cholesterol through the liver and is therefore considered to be heart-healthy.The research team studied associations of HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol with dementia in a group of 184,000 participants, who did not have dementia at the beginning of the study. The average age of the participants was 70, and they were followed up for 17 years. Their health behaviors were assessed using surveys, and cholesterol levels were measured during routine health checkups.During the study, 25,214 people developed dementia. The average HDL level of the participants was 53.7 milligrams per deciliter. Healthy levels of HDL are 40 mg\/dL for males and above 50 mg\/dL for females. Participants were divided into five groups based on their HDL levels.&quot;People with the highest levels of HDL cholesterol had a 15% higher rate of dementia compared to those in the middle group. Those with the lowest levels had a 7% higher rate of dementia compared to those in the middle group,&quot; the researchers said in a news release.They took into account other factors such as alcohol use, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.Researchers only found a slight association between LDL and dementia.&quot;Previous studies on this topic have been inconclusive and this study is especially informative because of the large number of participants and long follow-up. This information allowed us to study the links with dementia across the range of cholesterol levels and achieve precise estimates even for people with cholesterol levels that are quite high or quite low,&quot; study author Maria Glymour, from Boston University, said in the news release.The study has limitations as the survey was done on voluntary participants, which may not represent the larger population.&quot;The relationship between HDL cholesterol and dementia is more complex than we previously thought. 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The study does not show a causative link to dementia.Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made by the liver essential for functions such as hormone synthesis and digestion. Cholesterol travels through two kinds of lipoproteins in the blood: LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and HDL.High levels of LDL are associated with the risk of heart disease as it builds up plaques and clogs the arteries, leading to heart attacks and stroke. HDL, however, flushes out cholesterol through the liver and is therefore considered to be heart-healthy.The research team studied associations of HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol with dementia in a group of 184,000 participants, who did not have dementia at the beginning of the study. The average age of the participants was 70, and they were followed up for 17 years. Their health behaviors were assessed using surveys, and cholesterol levels were measured during routine health checkups.During the study, 25,214 people developed dementia. The average HDL level of the participants was 53.7 milligrams per deciliter. Healthy levels of HDL are 40 mg\/dL for males and above 50 mg\/dL for females. Participants were divided into five groups based on their HDL levels.\"People with the highest levels of HDL cholesterol had a 15% higher rate of dementia compared to those in the middle group. Those with the lowest levels had a 7% higher rate of dementia compared to those in the middle group,\" the researchers said in a news release.They took into account other factors such as alcohol use, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.Researchers only found a slight association between LDL and dementia.\"Previous studies on this topic have been inconclusive and this study is especially informative because of the large number of participants and long follow-up. This information allowed us to study the links with dementia across the range of cholesterol levels and achieve precise estimates even for people with cholesterol levels that are quite high or quite low,\" study author Maria Glymour, from Boston University, said in the news release.The study has limitations as the survey was done on voluntary participants, which may not represent the larger population.\"The relationship between HDL cholesterol and dementia is more complex than we previously thought. 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