As a dietitian and healthcare provider, most of us are taught that for cholesterol, high is bad and low is good. We are seldom concerned with cholesterol unless it exceeds 200 mg/dL. It is rarely discussed that cholesterol, or rather low cholesterol, can be an indicator of malnutrition and increased mortality in the older adult. Perhaps this is something new to you as well. Let’s dig into malnutrition and the role of cholesterol in both malnutrition and mortality risk. What i