When monkeys ate more healthy fats like linoleic acid instead of saturated fats, their blood cholesterol levels dropped by about a quarter, no matter the species.

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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

When monkeys ate more healthy unsaturated fats instead of saturated fats, their bad and good cholesterol levels dropped by 20–30%, just like the claim says.

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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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