I went to the doctors this month and just got the results of my
lab work. I wanted to post, to show that Atkins is indeed a
healthier way to eat
Last Year(low fat) Since Atkins 7/8/02
Cholesterol, Total 212 174
Triglycerides 400 145
HDL 46 43
VLDL 80 29
LDL 86 102
LDL/HDL ratio 1.8 2.3

I was very pleased with this, especially my total cholesterol,
triglycerides and VLDL And I had stopped
taking my cholesterol-lowering drug, so these results were
obtained just by following the diet. Atkins does work!

Sorry...the chart didn't post exactly the way I typed it, but the first number is before Atkins and the second number is after Atkins.

Hi MayLisa!

Wow! That is great, I'm glad to hear such great news.

Congratulations on lowering those numbers

Have a great day!

Swt_T

Way to go. We all know Atkins improves blood work but it's nice to have a lilve case study? Thanks for sharing!!

Wow, MayLisa.....those are wonderful results. I am going to the Dr. on Friday and hope that I can come up with some improvement like you have. I'm still on my cholesterol meds, but I dropped my diuretic when I started Atkins. I'm also hoping for a lowering of my blood pressure..........one of the major reasons I decided to lose weight was to get off some of these pills that I take.
Here's to a healthier life the Atkins way!!!!
Kay

<center>WTG MayLisa!! </center>

This thread probably belongs in the 'success stories' forum.

Hi MayLisa! I was looking for a place to post my results, and found yours. I saw my doctor yesterday to go over my test results after one year on Atkins, and she was really pleased. Everything is still within a healthy range, but because some things have improved, the overall effect is a healthier me.

One year ago/Atkins since 11/1/01
(Goal levels are in parentheses)

Cholesterol (>200): 190/215
HDL (>40): 57/76
LDL (<130): 105/128
Triglycerides (<150): 167/65
Glucose: 93/101 (both normal)
Uric acid: both normal

My overall cholesterol is up a little, but still within a healthy range. The "bad" cholesterol is up a little, but still within a healthy range. The "good" cholesterol went up a lot, and the triglycerides went down a lot -- both very healthy signs. The triglycerides before Atkins were really the only thing that was out of the healthy range for me, so that's a real improvement.

Everything else is normal and I've lost 25 pounds so far, which my doctor thought was great!

Coquina

Congratulations!

It's so nice to see success!

Keep up the good work!