Your proposed answer as to "under lying" is not an answer,ie. what is the
under lying cause of the process you mention? The under lying cause of
the cold is a virus
Quoted message said:Is lowering cholesterol really a good thing? Regardless of method -
prescription drugs, diet, supplements - it seems like treating a symptom
rather than the underlying cause. The question becomes, why is
cholesterol too high?Many of the body's hormones are derived from cholesterol. Suppose that,
for whatever reason, the conversion of cholesterol to hormone A is only
half as efficient as in our youth or in a healthier body. Perhaps the
increase in cholesterol is the body's attempt to maintain the proper
level of hormone A. Of course if the conversions of cholesterol to
hormones B and C are okay, then hormones B and C will be become too high.I welcome your comments on this possibility, as well as any other
theories as to why the body might elevate its production of cholesterol,
thus making its reduction unwise.(I'm aware that the constant lowering of "safe" levels is an attempt to
get more people on expensive drugs. I'm also aware that reducing
cholesterol levels below a certain level isn't really a valid end point;
incidence of heart attacks or strokes or death from them are probably
better ones. And I'm aware that half the people dying from heart attacks
have none of the alleged major risk factors: high LDL or total
cholesterol levels, smoking, obesity, etc. So no need to raise these
points.)Ray