from Healthy Diets And Science

High cholesterol, rather than being a malignant condition that would predict a short life expectancy, is actually associated with higher longevity, and not only with longevity but also with a healthy life. Below are the stastistics for healthy life expectancy from 163 countries.

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The association between higher cholesterol and healthy life expectancy, and thus a pleasant longevity, is very clear. People with high cholesterol live the longest.

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