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Fat in nuts lowers hdl-cholesterol, or the fat in nuts lowers ldl- cholesterol?

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Dr. William Haynes answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology

Nuts good for HDL: Eating nuts tends to increase HDL (good) cholesterol and decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol. The effect is larger if triglycerides are also elevated. See this excellent review paper for more information: http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc3257681 also remember that weight loss and exercise improve cardiovascular risk substantially.

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Answered 6/26/2014

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