On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, jlpresto wrote:

> Todd, you are really funny!
>
> ...now where's my CLUB...

Accept no imitations.

> {{That total cholesterol reading is very low, and there are
> epidemiological studies that correlate low cholesterol with
> increased death rates from suicide, accident, and homicide.  The
> Eades, in Protein Power Lifeplan, suggest an explantion for why
> this might be so.}}
>
> If what you are saying is true, one could also conclude that there is a
> relationship between diet and cholesterol, and that people with these kinds
> of problems are eating a crappy diet...which would mean that the ideal
> Japanese diet high in rice and soy is a crappy diet (which we already know)
> and maybe that's why the suicide rates are high here?

It's possible, I guess.  The Japanese diet may not be that high
in soy, but I imagine it's low in cholesterol.  The other thing
that a sudden drop (as opposed to a chronically low reading) in
cholesterol may indicate is cancer.

Todd Moody
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