When you replace bad fats and cholesterol in your diet with healthy oils, your overall cholesterol balance improves by about 0.33 points on the ratio scale.

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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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This study found that swapping out bad fats (saturated, trans, and cholesterol) for healthy polyunsaturated fats lowers a key heart disease risk number by exactly 0.33, just like the claim says.

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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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