Patricia, I haven't read their book, but I do have a question. From what I've read, I get the impression that the cholesterol in the blood is a reaction to free radical damage caused by metabolism and especially diet. By this reckoning, it would seem that the lower the better, because it means you are doing less damage to your body, unless you are actively forcing your levels down through the use drugs, etc. I guess my question is, in that book, do they have results from studies of groups who eat NO processed foods, like aborigines or something, so that they are sure they have a true baseline upon which to make such a judgement? Thanks, John Pavao ---------- Hi Karl, you said your cholesteral was 161. According to Eades' Protein Power that is too low and not healthy. Their min. is 175. Too low can lead to other hel...health poroblme...sory, other health problems like cancer. Have you read this book yet? sincerely, PATRICIA TAFT