Ideal vs. Normal Cholesterol Levels 

Having a “normal” cholesterol level in a society where it’s normal to die from a heart attack isn’t necessarily a good thing.

“Consistent evidence” from a variety of sources “unequivocally establishes” that so-called bad LDL cholesterol causes atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease—strokes and heart attacks, our leading cause of death.

With heart disease, the number one killer of men and women, we definitely don’t want to have normal cholesterol levels; we want to have optimal levels—and not optimal by current laboratory standards, but optimal for human health.

Keep reading this article on NutritionFacts.org.