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I looked at the first article and it did not say how long the weight loss took. This is important because rapid weight loss always causes gallstone and 1/3 of the time these gallstones become symptomatic unless the patient is prescribed the drug Ursodoil.

The other thing it did not tell was how much of the weight lost was fat, water or muscle. Barry Sears of Zone Diet has made the claim that because his diet effects hormone levels that muscle gain occurs on his diet. I could not substantiate that claim but as a former competitive body builder I have used low carb to drop muscle so that I could compete in a lower weight class. It is generally known that low carb does deplete muscle.

I read the other article and again it does not tell what sort of weight was lost. As to cholesterol levels and trigycerides there has been no evidence that cholesterol lowering drugs or low cholesterol vs high cholesterol have any effect on cardio vascular health. People with the so called "good" cholesterol sufer heart disease at the same rate as people with bad cholesterol.

Artery disease is caused by inflammation and damage to the artery walls. Statin drugs are big $$$$$$$ but there is no evidence that they do any good for the patient.