I guess I never realized that vegetable oil was that bad for you. I have been taking EPA (fish oil) capsules for quite some time...1000 mg. a day; that's why I was a bit surprised that my HDL had gone down....I also use mostly butter for cooking..only vegetable oil when I'm deep frying stuff. I also put a ton of butter on almost everything I eat. I think getting my bod moving is probably what I need most. Thanks again.