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The NLA needs a 9-9-9 type slogan to teach cholesterol to the common man or Doctor.

I  heard a commentator say that despite all it’s fault’s, Herman Cain’s message of 9-9-9 has been heard through out the USA.  People may not know exactly what it is, but it has brought the tax code to their attention.

I hate to say it but lipidology is about as exciting at the tax code to the common man.  I heard the code has 72,000 pages?  The lipid literature probably exceeds that.

We know that many cardiologists and endocrinologists are ignorant about non-HDL cholesterol.  Tim Russert had an abnormal non-HDL cholesterol. It was never discussed.  My mentor said the Tubby Factor makes no sense because many thin people have high non- HDL Cholesterol.  Ok, Professor, and how has non-HDL cholesterol been working for you.  There are exceptions to most rules.  Discordance between LDL-C and LDL-P is usually in people with metabolic syndrome or large waist.  Now, talking about the exceptions to the rule is a good thing.  At least we are talking about it.

The second phrase is “reduced obese”.  No weight reduction diet trial should be considered without referral to this concept.  The term has been around for a while and I only learned of it last month.  We have set point, plateau, leptin resistance, leptin threshold and resettlement point.  Any Ph.d out there confused yet?  Hey, I call it the Sponge Bob Syndrome.  People who lose significant weight get the Sponge Bob syndrome.  They soak up weight like a sponge.

We should never advise a low calorie diet until we inform people about this syndrome.  I studied the LookAhead trial today.  6% weight loss after four years.  Looks good till you look at the trend graft.  From 50,000 people they found 5,000 of the most motivated people.  Behavorial therapy does not work because the people develop Sponge Bob syndrome.  It may take 5 to 10 years but most of the weight is regained.

Can we please start translating the science into some terms that people will latch onto.