Q: My doctor wants me to take Vytorin to clean out my arteries, even though my total cholesterol is 212, HDL 62, LDL 126. I want to try and lose some weight to lower the total and my triglycerides, which are 118. Also do you like the new yogurt drinks for increasing good eicosanoids?
A: I would not suggest statins with those blood numbers. As you decrease the triglycerides to lower than 100 using the Zone Diet and fish oil, you will change the size distribution of the LDL particles to the larger, fluffy non-atherogenic variety. As far as yogurt drinks, consider them a triumph of marketing rather than science.