Research indicates that there’s an association between low levels of “good” HDL cholesterol and memory loss.

The study, which followed thousands of British civil servants for decades, found a 27% increased loss of memory on a word test for those at age 55 with the lowest HDL levels, compared to those with the highest levels. By age 60, the rate of memory loss had increased to 53 percent.

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