Monkeys that ate more polyunsaturated fat had less plaque buildup in their heart arteries, no matter what species they were.

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Dietary polyunsaturated fat modifies low-density lipoproteins and reduces atherosclerosis of nonhuman primates with high and low diet responsiveness.

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1995 Aug

Scientists fed monkeys two kinds of fat and found that the healthy, polyunsaturated kind lowered bad cholesterol and reduced heart artery plaque in both types of monkeys, proving it helps prevent heart disease in them.

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Dietary polyunsaturated fat modifies low-density lipoproteins and reduces atherosclerosis of nonhuman primates with high and low diet responsiveness.

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DOI: 10.1093/AJCN/62.2.463S

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