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Vegetarian and vegan diets may lower cholesterol levels

Vegetarian and vegan diets may lower cholesterol levels

Eating mostly plant-based foods may lower blood levels of harmful fats, new research confirms. For the study, researchers pooled results from 30 trials (including a total of nearly 2,400 people) published over the past four decades. All participants were randomly assigned to follow either a vegetarian diet (which included dairy and eggs but no meat), a vegan diet (which omitted …

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