it reviews recent findings on the relationship of diet , particularly dietary lipid and calorie balance , to fractions of plasma total cholesterol , i.e. , ldl-cholesterol , vldl-cholesterol , and hdl-cholesterol , and summarizes the evidence indicating that recommendations for improved nutrition in the united states -- emphasizing sizable reduction in saturated fat and cholesterol intake , moderate decrease in intake of total fat and of refined and processed sugars , and of calories for overweight persons -- produce changes in plasma lipidlipoprotein levels that are favorable in all respects .
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hdl-cholesterol
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cholesterol