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To: LindyBill who wrote (3517)	2/15/2009 11:46:04 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39296

"An ideal level is no more than 10 mg/day." That can't possibly be right. An ounce of salmon has more saturated fat than that. So does a spoonful of cod liver oil. He must mean grams, not milligrams.

To: LindyBill who wrote (3517)	2/15/2009 1:53:40 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39296

So, CRP has emerged as another test, another "risk factor," that some advocate adding to conventional cholesterol values to yield a clearer glimpse into the future. But those of us following the Track Your Plaque program already know that it's not risk factors we're looking for. We already know what heart attack risk is based on our CT heart scan scores, a reliable measure of the disease itself, coronary atherosclerosis. Why add another risk measure? It is much easier to obtain for someone who does not have is not clearly at high risk for heart disease. Hell, it is not easy to get heart scan for someone who does have heart disease. Joe