In Reply to: Re: atkins diet and high cholesterol posted by tone on September 08, 2000 at 08:27:33:

: perhaps googy - i am not sure

: dr. atkins (a cardiologist) has noted very strong indicators that his dietary
: recommendations lead to a lowering of chlesterol levels. A recent independent
: study confirmed it. i was more curious about using the supplements.

: much of what i have read shows that dietary intake of cholesterol only
: contributes about 1/5 (or less) to the total cholesterol measured in blood
: tests. the rest is made by the body. so i figured i'd go for where the
: 'biggest bang for the buck' is ... and i gotta believe that being 28 lbs thinner
: than i was when i started is good for me.

: good luck and happy weekend :-)
: tone

After losing 40 pounds on the Atkins diet over approximately 8 months, my total cholesterol dropped from 197 to 186. HDL went up, LDL and triglycerides went down. And I eat at least two dozen eggs per week. "Protein Power" by Dr. Eades explaines this. Approximatley 80% of the cholesterol in your bloodstream is produced by your liver, and going to a low carb diet will lower the livers production of cholesterol thereby lowering your total cholesterol for most people - there are always exceptions to the rule though. Alan S.

• Re: atkins diet and high cholesterol tone 13:36:04 9/08/00 (2)
  • Re: atkins diet and high cholesterol Lynne 10:14:19 9/09/00 (0)
  • Re: atkins diet and high cholesterol Googy 17:09:39 9/08/00 (0)