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Doug Freyburger wrote:

FOB (removethis) wrote:

Not necessarily different people, perhaps different timing. It's my
understanding that it tends to go up at first, then come down after a few
months. Not that it really matters, anyway, as there is current research
showing cholesterol doesn't cause heart attacks. It's inflammation that
triggers deposits.

The 1993/1999 editions of the Atkins book claimed that by 6 months in
about 80% of folks see better cholesterol numbers. The 2002 edition
claimed that by 2 months in "most" see better cholesterol numbers.

So it's not a sure thing that low carbing will cause improvement, but it
is a sure thing that you need to wait half a year before the tests start
to actually mean anything because of how the numbers go in the first few
weeks. Patience.

My understanding is that LDLs and HDLs will go up on a low-card diet.
THe thing is that the principal indicators for CVD are high "Very Low
Density Lipids" (VLDL) and low HDL.
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