Cholesterol targets are getting lower

6 new and surprising findings about cholesterol

These latest findings could change the way we look at cholesterol

By Kat Tancock

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Cholesterol targets are getting lower

As research moves forward, primary care physicians are given updated guidelines for cholesterol and health. One recent change is that target numbers have become a grey zone rather than a thin black line.

"You produce a significant change in cardiovascular risk" with lower levels of cholesterol, says Dr. Karl Iglar, associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. In other words, there's no single magic number when it comes to cholesterol – the lower it is, the healthier you are.