[Dutch Boy]

I had a friend on the Atkins diet. She lost a lot of weight but it trashed her blood chemistry. Her total cholesterol was in above 900 and her tri-gly were over 1000. The doctor thought it was a flawed result and she had a second test at another blood lab. It came back with nearly the same results. When she switched to a diet of moderation that included some carbs, lean meats, fruits and veggies her numbers dropped in half. It might be a freak occurance but I'll never take that chance.

[North Coast Conservative]

Wish I had seen your post before posting.

My triglicerides dropped from 156 to 56, my total cholesterol went down, and my ratio of bad to good cholesterol, as well as total to good chol. improved.

It might not work for everyone, but I know people that have really benefitted from it.

[pgkdan]

I'll bet your friend had something else going on to cause those high lipid numbers. Dr. Atkins advises anyone starting his diet to have a full lipid panel done at the outset of the diet, then again in 60 days and then again in 60 days. I don't know anyone (and I know about 10 people on Atkins or a similar diet plan) who followed a low carb regimen who didn't see a marked and sustained improvement in those numbers. I brought my triglycerides from over 1600 to about 100 on the diet. How long was your friend on the diet?

[Lightnin]

My experience has been quite different.