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I wonder how this stuff affects type two diabetics and people with triglyceride problems and lipidemia. Certain cookies knock me flat on my back.

It's bad stuff - I don't touch it now that I know how bad it is. Nevertheless, this is a stupid, stupid lawsuit.

The quickest way to lower triglycerides is to cut way down on carbs and eat lots of natural fats. I eat about 20 grams of carbs a day (which is low, even for a low carber like me), and get about 75% of my daily calories from fat (about two-thirds monosaturated). My last cholesterol test showed a triglyceride level of 42.

I'm also a Type II, and low carbing completely controls my blood sugar levels.

Happily living in a margarine/shortening-free home.

Maven

Bonus recipe:

Cookies

1 cup almond flour
1/3 to 1/2 cup Splenda (see NOTE)
2 tablespoons water (see NOTE)

Mix all the ingredients together and form into 12 cookies. Bake on a greased cookie sheet in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes, or until browned around the edges. Let cool on the pan for half an hour.

Makes 12 cookies - about 1 net gram carbohydrate each.

NOTE: If you have sugar-free flavored syrups, you can cut back the Splenda to 1/4 cup and use two tablespoons of syrup instead of the water. I've used gingerbread syrup, English toffee syrup and peanut butter syrup in different batches. You can get all kinds of sugar-free syrups from Da Vinci - http://www.davincigourmet.com.

I agree with Maven, the lawsuit is ridiculous but trans fats are bad news. We're a recently switched olive oil, butter only house as well. And my husband and I have cut WAY back on the carbs and feel much better for it. My family has a history of HBP, heart disease and type 2 diabetes so it's an early investment.

On the low carb note (and lipidemia for that matter), my mom, who is type 2, has been on Atkins induction for about a month and her last drs appt showed her triglycerides reduced to normal levels (down 50 points), her cholesteral in great shape and her sugar well under 120. She says she feels great, better than she has in years, her fingernails are extremely strong, skin looks great in general, and her carb urges are gone. Oh and she is off the oral meds for her diabetes and cholesterol. She asked her dr at the appointment about doing Atkins and she said, how can I argue with your chart?

I wonder how this stuff affects type two diabetics and people with triglyceride problems and lipidemia.

It's poison for those people, but the point is, if anyone with these problems is remotely interested in taking responsibility for their own health, they should know it, and avoid it. It's been public knowledge for years. There is also evidence that deep-frying can produce fatty acids (and worse) with even the so-called "healthy oils."

I've got a friend with both problems, but he routinely meets people who feel that if they simply scarf up some medication(s) routinely shoved at them by a doctor who could care less about nutrition, they have carte blanche to eat their way to an early grave, if they don't die from the side effects of medication first.

It all boils down to taking responsibility for oneself -- something that liberals think they can legislate, and lawyers consider a cardinal sin.

I wonder how this stuff affects type two diabetics and people with triglyceride problems and lipidemia. Certain cookies knock me flat on my back.

Have you tried Atkins? It does wonders for people with type two diabetes and cholesterol problems. Check out the reviews of his book on Amazon.