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Why are people with low cholesterol more likely to get cancer than people with higher cholesterol? is this related to their vitamin d levels?
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Statistical fluke: Healthy people with low cholesterol don't get more cancer. This is a statistical fluke of some studies. In some studies, people with low cholesterol or vit d have an occult cancer, or are smokers, or are too skinny (due to their illness), and then these people tend to show more cancers later. Statistical associations can be misleading and do not prove cause-effect.
Answered 5/25/2013
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