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Dietary fat quality influences levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
Focus on improving the quality of dietary fats to manage LDL cholesterol levels.
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Human feeding studies show that dietary fat quality, but not total fat intake, influences levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
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Supported by human feeding studies.
Source
The diet-heart hypothesis, obesity and diabetes
Je Rossouw · South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2015
DOI 10.1080/16070658.2015.11734524
Meta-analysisCited 2×
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