JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Clinical Trial
Body weight and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol changes after consumption of a low-fat ad libitum diet.
To assess the effects of a diet restricted in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol, under weight-maintenance and ad libitum conditions on body weight and plasma lipid levels in hypercholesterolemic subjects. ⋯ Our results indicate that a low-fat ad libitum diet promotes weight loss and LDL-C lowering without adverse effects on triglycerides or the TC/HDL-C ratio in middle-aged and elderly men and women with moderate hypercholesterolemia.