Hi Marilyn,

The study you site is interesting, but it doesn't say what the other
components of the diet were ie how much carb or sugar was consumed in
relation to the various types of fat.   There certainly exists contrary
evidence regarding saturated fat in a low carb diet context.  Here is a quote
from Barry Groves' site regarding another study where type 2 diabetics were
placed on a low carb diet where 90% of the fat consumed was saturated, and
10% was monosaturated:

"A very high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet has been shown to have astounding
effects in helping type 2 diabetics lose weight and improve their blood lipid
profiles."

Dr. James Hays, an endocrinologist and director of the Limestone Medical
Center in Wilmington, DE, presented the results of three studies of men and
women with type 2 diabetes involving very high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet at
the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society. His study showed an impressive
benefit in body mass index (BMI), triglycerides, HDL, LDL and HbA1c.
    Patients were able to eat all the meat and cheese they wanted, but as for
carbohydrates, they are restricted to eating unprocessed foods, mainly fresh
fruit and vegetables. Whereas in a normal diet 60 percent of calories would
come from carbohydrates and 30 percent from fat, patients in this diet were
encouraged to get 50 percent of their caloric intake from fat, and just 20
percent from carbohydrates.
    A whopping 90 percent of the fat content in their diets was saturated
fat, compared with just 10 percent that was monounsaturated fat.
    Dr Hays told his audience that:

Over the course of one year, the subjects achieved
a mean decline in total cholesterol of between 231 and 190 mg/dl
LDL (the 'bad' cholesterol) fell from 133 to 105 mg/dl,
HDL (the 'good' cholesterol) increased from 44 to 47 mg/dl.
Triglycerides declined from 229 to 182 mg/dl.
HbA1c, which at the start of the study averaged 3.34 percent above normal,
declined to just 0.96 percent above normal
Average weight loss was in the order of 40 pounds.

By the end of the one-year study 90 percent of the patients had achieved ADA
(American Diabetes Association) targets for HbA1c, HDL, LDL and
triglycerides.
    As for the response from cardiologists who see a high-fat diet as
anathema to what they have been instructing their patients for years now, Dr.
Hays said he has three cardiologist patients who are now on the diet. And
concluded:
> "If you have a diet that results in weight loss, lower cholesterol, and a
> better lipid profile, eventually, everybody will be eating that way."