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Macro partitioning
Reducing saturated fat intake significantly improves lipid profiles (Total Cholesterol and LDL-C) and body weight metrics in adults.
Lowering saturated fat intake not only helps your heart but also tends to lower your LDL ('bad') cholesterol and total cholesterol, and may help with modest weight loss. This is achieved by swapping high-saturated-fat foods for healthier unsaturated fat sources or plant-based alternatives.
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There was a reduction in total cholesterol (mean difference, MD, −0.24 mmol/L... ) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (MD −0.19 mmol/L... ) in participants with reduced SFA compared to higher SFA... Also, there was a reduction in body weight (MD −1.77 kg... ) and body mass index (BMI) (MD −0.42 kg/m2... )
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High quality (AMSTAR-2) and moderate certainty (GRADE) for lipid outcomes.
Source
Effect of reducing saturated fat intake on cardiovascular disease in adults: an umbrella review
Adolfo Aramburú et al. · Frontiers in Public Health · 2024
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1396576
Meta-analysis · 21 studiesCited 18×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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