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Lifestyle Changes


Patients should adopt a low-fat diet, establish an appropriate exercise regimen, and lose weight, if necessary. The supervision of a physician is critical when making these fundamental lifestyle changes.

A 1% reduction in LDL ("bad") cholesterol results in a 2% reduction of cardiovascular events. The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) suggests that, to lower LDL cholesterol, the diet should contain:


20-25% calories from fat
< 7% of calories from satur...Read the full article