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Article: Why Is It Important to Eat Less Saturated Fat and Total Fat?(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Vegetarian Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
- Author:
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Most people have heard that it is important to reduce saturated fat to reduce the levels of LDL cholesterol in our blood and thereby reduce our risk of developing heart disease. A new study suggests that reducing saturated fat also helps prevent heart disease by reducing LDL oxidation. When LDL is oxidized (combined with a certain kind of oxygen called reactive oxygen), it can become even more harmful. Oxidized LDL cholesterol plays a major role in forming plaque that eventually blocks arteries. When 27 healthy men and women were fed typical American diets (34% of calories from fat, 15% from saturated fat), low fat diets (29% fat, 9% saturated fat) and very low saturated ...
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