HDL good, attitude bad - possible aggressiveness from low-cholesterol diet - Brief Article
Men's Fitness, Oct, 2003
A low-cholesterol diet may be good for your body, but not for those around you. In a study at Wake Forest University, researchers found that monkeys on a low-cholesterol diet were more hostile than monkeys that were fed foods high in fat. Aside from grease-induced lethargy, one possible explanation is that lower serum cholesterol alters levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that affects mood, appetite and impulse control.
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