Just my .02

I went to the doctor myself, today, and we were talking about cholesterol. His opinion (whatever its worth - he's a pretty good guy) is that a LOT of times cholesterol numbers are genetic. You may be able to affect some change in your numbers - particularly triglycerides - but basically family plays a big part.

About the South Beach Diet - one thing that surprised me when I read the book is that the cardiologist mentioned that every cardiologist he knew over 40 (whether their cholesterol was high or not) took statin drugs. He's a big believer in them .....

BTW, I considered and rejected South Beach - just didn't feel that I could do it.

Deanne