> First, there is Gaziano's 1997 research
> indicating that this ratio had more predictive power
> than other
> ratios.  And what I like about his study is that it
> was a
> *prospective* study, rather than a fishing
> expedition.  Gaziano
> took the blood samples at random and just stored
> them for a
> number of years (5, I think).  After the 5 years he
> looked at who
> had heart attacks and who didn't, and the TG:HDL
> ratio had by far
> the highest correlation.

Wouldn't that be somewhat misleading? If my blood
sample is taken today and I have a heart attack five
years from now, who knows what changes I may have made
to my diet over that five year period? Or do I
misunderstand how this study was implemented?


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