re: New LDL cholesterol treatment

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cholesterol is vital. we need it to live. why lower it? we need better standards in the american diet is what we need.

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Correct that cholesterol is vital and we need it to live.

We are discussing lowering cholesterol in the bloodstream, which is a small portion of the total cholesterol in the body. That cholesterol in the bloodstream, just happens to significantly increase risk of heart disease (one of the largest killers of humans). So the reason for lowering it (in the bloodstream) is to allow people to live longer, that's why.