Is reducing dietary fat enough? What about cholesterol?
Reducing dietary fat without reducing calories has been shown to result in a small average loss (less than 10 pounds), so reducing fat with additional attention to other factors may be needed. Reducing fat (especially saturated fat) and cholesterol in the diet may help lower blood cholesterol. However, reducing body weight is likely to be equally or more effective in lowering blood cholesterol than reductions in dietary fat or cholesterol. What does the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say… (Keeping Cholesterol Under Control) What does the U.S.
