Re: HIGH Cholesterol from Atkins

If 18492 had actually READ the book cover to cover, she would have seen where Dr A clearly said (more than once) that cholesterol levels may initially rise, and then level out and then fall, while the HDL (good cholesterol) went up. It is the RATIO of the numbers that count, not the total count. But what do I know?

My father in law recently had a 100% occusion of the right coronary artery. The put in a stint and did clot busters, etc. His doctor (at a MAJOR NY Medical facility) ENCOURAGES Atkins, and put him on Atkins as soon as the crisis was over. His Doc said that if EVERYONE did Atkins, he'd be virtually out of business. The Cardiac unit of this Hospital has Atkins and Low Carb posters all over its walls. They actually educate thier cardiac patients to low carb before they send them home. Tweet