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Originally Posted by ho hum
Try searching cholesterol and nerve function/development. Many links.

Then try searching cholesterol levels and depression. Interesting.

Association such as this are interesting, but I would prefer to understand the causative effects better. Why would a lower LDL be associated with Parkinsons. Does this effect the Swan sheath somehow? Is Cholesterol a substrate in the production of certain nuerotransmitters? If so, does the reduction from a statin effect the production of the transmitter?

Why would low cholesterol levels (is this total C or a specific fraction thereof?) be associated with depression? Could it be that the chemical changes associated with depression have caused a lowering in the production of Cholesterol?

These association don't explain a lot.
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