On Friday, Dec 17, 2004, at 12:02 Asia/Tokyo, Elizabeth Hawxhurst wrote:

>> As for cholesterol, it seems people vary a lot. Mine went up. It was
>> low before I started, very high on Atkins, and now is still higher
>> than
>> it was before. 230 now. Other people have it fall.
>
> Even though your overall cholesterol went up, how were your ratios of
> HDL to
> LDL?
>

The ratios were good, good enough that even with cholesterol over 270 I
still ranked 'low risk' on the chart. Very low triglycerides, fairly
high HDL, very low blood pressure. I don't get a full blood work up
done often, but the red cross sends me the raw number when I donate
blood.