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To: TimF who wrote (7136)	4/23/2003 10:35:13 AM
From: Original Mad Dog	Respond to of 7689

Tim, There's lots of medical evidence that modest changes in diet alone won't do it, unfortunately. Neither will exercise alone. If you are in the borderline area (I used to be there, but in late December I found out I had departed the border region and entered the high cholesterol/triglyceride zone), you will be able to achieve a significant reduction, but only if the diet and exercise factors both change significantly. Cholesterol can be stubbornly slow in responding to lifestyle changes, but it does respond (generally 10-15 percent if you make some changes, and more only if you make dramatic changes). And the thing about oatmeal (real oatmeal, not the fake processed stuff with lots of sugar added) appears to be true. It's been showing up in studies for at least 20 years or so. Best of luck to you.

To: TimF who wrote (7136)	4/23/2003 4:54:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7689

Just be careful before you glom onto one of these cereals that claim to be healthy. Mostly they're not. Few cereals are whole grain. I don't know of any oat cereal with enough whole grain oats in it to make a difference. But, then, I haven't looked in a while. Fool me once, and all that... I managed borderline high BP and cholesterol for a couple of decades with diet and exercise. At least that's what I told myself. I wasn't going to succumb to the easy way out, no, not me. Finally gave in and took the pills. Wish I had done so earlier. They work much better than this healthy life style stuff. <g> There are pills on the market for both that have been around for a while and are apparently safe. FWIW. Not that you shouldn't eat right and exercise as well, of course... Bon apetit!