Mary, > Isn't it saturated fats PLUS refined carbos, which drive up the diseases? > Saturated fats by themselves are not harmful, right? I thought it was the > carbos that stimulate the production of cholesterol. Certainly carbohydrates play a large role in the production of cholesterol, but blaming carbs alone is an excessive simplification. See the articles from the Paleodiet list http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9705&L=paleodiet&P=R3892 http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9712&L=paleodiet&P=R675 Best wishes, Jean-Louis [log in to unmask]