decrease LDL-cholesterol concentrations in humans. The Panel also notes that stearic acid is not consumed alone, and that foods rich in stearic acid do also contain considerable amounts of palmitic and other SFA with 12 to 16 atom carbons, which are known to increase LDL-cholesterol concentrations.
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