Effects of Fat-Modified Diets on Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Metabolism

INTRODUCTION . ........ . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ....... . . . . ...... . . ....... . . . . ..... 273 OVERVIEW. . . . . ... .. . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ........ . .. . . . . 274 OBESITY AND CALORIC INTAKE.. . .. . . . . . . . . .... . . .. . . .... . . . .. ....... . . . ....... . . . ....... . . 275 Obesity and Cholesterol Metabolism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Obesity and Lipoprotein Metabolism.... . ... . . . . . . . . . . ......... 276 DIETARY CHOLESTEROL.... . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .... . . . . ..... . . . . . ..... . . . . . ..... 277 Dietary Cholesterol and Cholesterol Metabolism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Dietary Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Metabolism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 DIETARY FAT QUALITy.. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . ..... . . . .... .. . . .. ...... . . . ....... 281 Dietary Fat and Cholesterol Metabolism . . . . .... . . . . .. . . . . . . . ..... .... . . . . ....... 281 Dietary Fat and Lipoprotein Metabolism . . . ..... . . .. .... . . . .... . . . ........ . . . ..... 282 DIETARY FAT AND CARBOHYDRATE QUANTITIES ... . . . ..... . . . . .. ... . . . . .... . . . . ... 283 Dietary Fat and Carbohydrate Quantity and Cholesterol Metabolism . ..... . . . . ..... . . 283 Dietary Fat and Carbohydrate Quantity and Lipoprotein Metabolism . . ..... . . . . . ..... 284 SUMMARY AND DiSCUSSION.. ... ....... . . . ........ . ...... . . ...... . . . . . ... .. . . . .... . . . . ....... 285