RE: [CH] Low Fat...Can Be Tasty
Linda Reynolds (lr21@cornell.edu)
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:19:27 -0400
........I am not a doctor but my husband is an RN, and I subscribe to the
Dr. Atkins formula for weight/health control: High protein/low
carbohydrates. He contends that dietary cholesterol does not automatically
turn into blood cholesterol and as Scott says, it has more to do with
weight and heredity.
I too think that a lot of my health benefits come from eating hot stuff daily.
LR
At 01:10 AM 8/16/2002 +0000, Parkhurst, Scott Contractor wrote:
> Sorry to hear about all the dietary restrictions. My
>cholesterol was very high but my HDL/LDL ratios and the
>triglycerides were amazing. My doctor said my HDL was
>scrubbing it out faster than the LDL could lay it on.
>Unfortunately my wife has the exact opposite, low
>cholesterol but terrible ratios such that her doctor
>wants her fat intake restricted.
> I'd like to think my good fortune is related to my chile
>consumption, sort of an extra blessing from El Grande, but
>I suspect it has more to do with genetics.
>
>Scott... 311, shooting for 400... KCK