If people with high cholesterol stick more closely to a heart-healthy eating plan for six months, they tend to see bigger drops in their bad cholesterol.

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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.

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2011 Aug 24

The study found that the more closely people followed the cholesterol-lowering diet, the more their bad cholesterol went down, which is exactly what the claim says.

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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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