The best way to decrease blood cholesterol level is to decrease dietary intake of
a. cholesterol.
b. saturated fat.
c. monounsaturated fat.
d. polyunsaturated fat.
B
The dietary factor that has the greatest impact on blood cholesterol levels is saturated fat intake because it causes the body to make more cholesterol. Cholesterol intake has less impact because most cholesterol is manufactured by the body. Blood cholesterol levels may be slightly inversely related to intake of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat.
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