The finding that a high-MUFA diet favorably affected LDLcholesterol as well as HDL-cholesterol and triacylglycerol concentrations (12–14, 16, 17) has important public health implications.
The significance of both LDL- and HDL-cholesterol concentrations in affecting CVD risk is well established.
Controlled clinical trials have shown that a 1% reduction in total and LDL-cholesterol concentrations results in an