Today, it’s a common sense that if you have high cholesterol, you are in danger of metabolic syndrome and high death rate. On the other hand, Professor Tomohito Hamasaki of Toyama University has indicated that it is also dangerous to have too little cholesterol. This has been already reported in many countries, yet it’s a revolutionary report since he took the data from as many as 170 thousand people.
Supposing normal total cholesterol level in 100ml of blood is between 160mg and 200mg, people who have cholesterol level under 160mg have been found out to have higher death rates by 1.6 times for men and 1.4 times for women than the people with normal level. What is more, the professor said people who had cholesterol over 200mg didn’t show any evidence to prove that they had higher death rates. But, I don’t think it’s a good idea to fully believe this data.
Because, almost all of the 170 thousand examinees are regular people, living in Toyama prefecture. They don’t include many Westerners, young people, or meat-loving people with high cholesterol level. It’s been proved many times by various data from all over the world that a group of people who like to eat meat and have high total cholesterol have high death rate. The data of Toyama University was to demolish the common sense, but if they, the examinees, take a lot of DHA and EPA regularly by eating fish, the blood keeps smooth and cholesterol does not harm since it can’t oxidize, even if the cholesterol level is high.
Then, what kind of risks does it have when you have low cholesterol? The most important fact is that cholesterol produces adrenal cortical hormone (ACH), or stress hormone. You get sick, sometimes even cancer, when you are beaten by stress. ACH is a substance to protect us from stress, and the material of ACH is cholesterol. Therefore, you become weak against stress when you don’t have low cholesterol. You should take enough cholesterol and phospholipid even if you are old, to properly regenerate cells one after another.
To eat eggs is important in order to take cholesterol. Natto (fermented soybeans) with egg and welsh onion is a menu to keep cholesterol level appropriate. I reconfirm that it’s a perfect breakfast menu that is cheap, and also contains high protein that rejuvenates the cells of your whole body.
