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Old Fri, Feb-08-02, 14:09
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This is from Protein Power, which I think is a must read for anyone interested really good explanations on why low-carbing works to cure a host of ailments.

"Medical researchers have investigated and compared the rates of heart disease development to the levels of the individual lipoproteins. You shouldn't be surprised to learn that the higher the level of LDL, the greater the risk of heart disease, and the higher the HDL, the lower the risk. What if both are high or both low? Just such situations do occur, so we prefer to look more closely at the ratio of the two, rather than at each one individually. Two benchmark standards have been established.

1. Total cholesterol divided by HDL should be below 4.
2. LDL divided by HDL should be below 3."

So, how does it look?

Karen
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