Todd > ...even though some people may not get much LDL reduction on a
lowcarb (paleo or not) diet, they are likely to get a strong
triglyceride reduction, an HDL increase, and an overall reduction in
cardiac risk.  Their total cholesterol may still look "high" by general
practice standards, but their risk is low.

That is me.  A year or two ago, my doctor said "Aha! Looking at your
cholesterol readings, your diet isn't working quite as well as you'd
hoped."  My total cholesterol was 192, not awful but nowhere near where
I'd hoped it would be after five years on the diet.  "But wait a
minute," he said, "your HDL makes up 90 of that 192 and your
triglycerides are 42.  You'll die of something, but I can just about
guarantee it won't be a heart attack."