Low 'bad' cholesterol levels may increase stroke risk in women

Lowering LDL cholesterol levels is known to reduce one’s risk of having a stroke or heart attack, but levels below a certain threshold may have the opposite effect on stroke risk in women. Though levels lower than 100mg/dL are considered ideal, a new study found that women who had ‘bad’ cholesterol levels below 70mg/dL were more than twice as likely …