Focusing on cutting butter and red meat may help lower cholesterol more than just removing fried foods with trans fats.

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Abstract 18256: Importance of Controlling Dietary Intake of Saturated Fat for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Lessons From the Metabolic Ward Studies

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Cutting back on saturated fats (like butter and fatty meat) lowers bad cholesterol more than just removing trans fats (like fried foods), according to this big study of controlled diets.

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Abstract 18256: Importance of Controlling Dietary Intake of Saturated Fat for Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Lessons From the Metabolic Ward Studies

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DOI: 10.1161/circ.124.suppl_21.a18256

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