Mary,

> Isn't it saturated fats PLUS refined carbos, which drive up the diseases?
> Saturated fats by themselves are not harmful, right? I thought it was the
> carbos that stimulate the production of cholesterol.

Certainly carbohydrates play a large role in the production of cholesterol, but
blaming carbs alone is an excessive simplification. See the articles from the
Paleodiet list

http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9705&L=paleodiet&P=R3892

http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9712&L=paleodiet&P=R675


Best wishes,

Jean-Louis
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