The NY Times reports today that higher levels of good cholesterol, known as HDL, might prevent a decline in memory loss. The study led by Archana Singh-Manoux, appears in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, an American Heart Association Journal, found that people with more high-density lipoprotein cholesterol did better on memory tests than people with lower levels.
The study was performed on more than 3,600 British civil servants ranging from 55 to 61 years of age. The test consisted of reading a list of 20 words, and then jotting down as many as they could remember in a span of two minutes. Those with higher HDL levels performed better and those whose HDL levels declined also saw a decline in their performance.
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