On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Dori Zook wrote:

> >While this is all true, I am mildly annoyed by the fact that they
> >fail to mention the effect of certain saturated fats, such as
> >palmitic acid, on hepatic LDL receptors.
>
> Yeah, but you know what?  If you start saying things like that, the editor
> goes, "Bblblblth, whatEVER!" and chucks that press kit in the round file.
> You can state the whole case and see no results or stick with an easily
> digestible introduction and enjoy a fat envelope from your press clipping
> service.  And something's better than nothing!

Oh I wasn't annoyed about the press kit; I understand that it has
to be lean and mean.  I'm annoyed by the fact that the Eades
don't mention the LDLR effect in either book, despite otherwise
excellent chapters on cholesterol.

They even point out that they often see a rise in LDL, along with
a rise in HDL and a fall in TG.  They point out that the TG:HDL
is probably what matters, and they explain why.  But they don't
explain why they often see that rise in LDL, and I think they
should, even if that rise is not medically significant.

Todd Moody
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