In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> zxcvbob >, if that's their real name, wrote:
>
> >If it weren't for the high cholesterol part, I would say Adkin's Diet
> >plus exercise. (BTW, I don't believe Adkin's's a normally good weight
> >loss program, but I'm naturally a skeptic about such things.) It might
> >be a good way to go even with the high cholesterol if you monitor it
> >closely and switch to something else if your LDL goes up instead of
> >down. I suspect the cholesterol will go down by itself as you lose
> >weight, and Adkin's diet should be great for diabetics -- and my brother
> >has lost 60 or more pounds on high protein with very low carbohydrates.
>
> Atkins is GREAT for high cholesterol. Here's a copy of a post I made to
> the low-carb group, before I fell off the wagon. I'd lost 40 pounds.
>
> This is the difference from November of 2002 to April of 2003:
>
> Total Cholesterol from 195 to 167
> HDL from 44 to 52
> LDL from 117 to 91
> Ratio from 2.7 to 1.7
> Triglycerides from 168 to 121
>
> Low carb is the way to go. (BTW, Atkins isn't a high protein diet. It's
> high fat sufficient protein, and low carb)

Carol is correct.

Priscilla
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does the work." - JohnN in alt.religion.christian.episcopal