For people with high cholesterol, going to extra diet counseling appointments doesn’t seem to lower bad cholesterol much more than just a couple of visits—if they’re both following the same healthy eating plan.

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Effect of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods given at 2 levels of intensity of dietary advice on serum lipids in hyperlipidemia: a randomized controlled trial.

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2011 Aug 24

The study found that more frequent diet counseling didn’t lower bad cholesterol significantly more than fewer visits when people ate the same heart-healthy foods, which supports the idea that extra visits don’t add much benefit.

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Effect of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods given at 2 levels of intensity of dietary advice on serum lipids in hyperlipidemia: a randomized controlled trial.

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1202

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