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by padwan 3023 days ago
"Cholesterol levels" is a blunt term to use, there are HDL, LDL (with different particle sizes) etc. Correlation != causation

"The total body of evidence suggests that attention should be shifted from the harmful effects of dietary SAFA per se, to the prevention of the accumulation of SAFA in body lipids. This shift would emphasise the importance of reducing dietary CHO, especially CHO with a high glycaemic index, rather than reducing dietary SAFA"

http://www.njmonline.nl/getpdf.php?id=1095

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"A meta-analysis of prospective epidemiologic studies showed that there is no significant evidence for concluding that dietary saturated fat is associated with an increased risk of CHD or CVD"

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2010/01/13/ajcn.2009...

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"High intake of cholesterol results in less atherogenic low-density lipoprotein particles in men and women independent of response classification"

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15164336

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"A high-fat, high–saturated fat diet is associated with diminished coronary artery disease progression in women with the metabolic syndrome."

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/80/5/1102.full

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n=1 https://denversdietdoctor.com/lchf-15-years-coronary-artery-...