By Mary Kekatos Health Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:00 BST, 10 April 2019 | Updated: 21:00 BST, 10 April 2019
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Having very low cholesterol raises the risk of hemorrhagic strokes in women, a new study finds.
Researchers say that women with low levels of cholesterol were two times more likely to have a stroke that leads to bleeding in the brain compared to those with average levels.
Additionally, women with the lowest levels of triglycerides, fat found in the blood, had an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke in comparison with those with the highest levels.
Lowering cholesterol and fat levels in the blood have long been touted as ways to minimize the risks of heart attack and strokes.
The team, led by Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, says the findings are evidence that women with very low levels of cholesterol or triglycerides need to be monitored closely by their doctors to reduce their stroke risks.
A new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, has found that women with cholesterol 70 mg/dL were twice as likely to have a stroke compared to women with 100 mg/dL (file image)
There are two types of cholesterol. The first is LDL, known as 'bad' cholesterol
