Macro partitioning

Reducing dietary saturated fatty acid intake leads to a decrease in HDL cholesterol, with the magnitude of decrease depending on the degree of SFA reduction.

Lowering saturated fat will lower your HDL ('good') cholesterol. However, it lowers LDL ('bad') cholesterol more significantly, which is the primary goal for heart health. This effect is consistent across most demographic groups.

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HDL cholesterol fell 7% on Step 1 and 11% on Low-Sat (both P<.01). Reductions in HDL cholesterol were seen in all subgroups except blacks and older men.

Henry N. Ginsberg et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 1998

Why this rating

Statistically significant finding in a large, controlled trial.

Source

Effects of Reducing Dietary Saturated Fatty Acids on Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins in Healthy Subjects

Henry N. Ginsberg et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 1998

crossover · n=103Cited 296×

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