HEALTHY DIETS AND SCIENCE: Women with higher cholesterol levels have significantly higher bone mineral density

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Thursday 29 November 2012

Women with higher cholesterol levels have significantly higher bone mineral density

This study was published in the Journal of Womens Health 2006 Apr;15(3):261-70

Study title and authors:

Lipid profile and bone paradox: higher serum lipids are associated with higher bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Brownbill RA, Ilich JZ.

University of Connecticut, School of Allied Health, Storrs, USA.

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16620185

The study investigated the relationship between cholesterol levels and bone mineral density. The study included 136 healthy, postmenopausal women.

The study found that women with cholesterol levels above 240 mg/dL (6.2 mmol/L) had significantly higher bone mineral density than women with cholesterol levels below 240 mg/dL (6.2 mmol/L).