Having really low 'bad' cholesterol thanks to how your body naturally processes it doesn’t seem to cause health problems, even over many years.

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Clinical and pathophysiological evidence supporting the safety of extremely low LDL levels-The zero-LDL hypothesis.

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2018 Mar-Apr

The study looks at people who naturally or through treatment have very low 'bad' cholesterol because their bodies clear it more efficiently, and finds no harm over time, which supports the idea that very low levels are safe.

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Clinical and pathophysiological evidence supporting the safety of extremely low LDL levels-The zero-LDL hypothesis.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.12.018

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