Tue, Feb-17-04, 21:39
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Plan: CKD
Stats: 225/170/150
BF:
Progress: 73%
Location: Austin, TX
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Originally Posted by JL53563
Ok, which is it??? First she says these studies are not long term. Then she says if they stay on the low-carb diets, their cholesterol goes back up. How would she know this, since the studies are supposedly not long term???
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She is seeing people in her practice with elevated cholesterol -- she's not talking about the study data when she says “I’m definitely seeing people coming in with higher cholesterol."
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Originally Posted by JL53563
And even if their cholesterol does go up, many of us have personally experienced our own cholesterol going up, but only because our HDL has gone up, which is a very good thing.
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True enough, she doesn't specify whether she's talking about total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, or cardiac risk. |