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An olive oil-rich diet results in higher concentrations of LDL cholesterol and a higher number of LDL subfraction particles than rapeseed oil and sunflower oil diets

An olive oil-rich diet results in higher concentrations of LDL cholesterol and a higher number of LDL subfraction particles than rapeseed oil and sunflower oil diets

Article citation: Pedersen A, Baumstark MW, Marckmann P, Gylling H, Sandström B. An olive oil-rich diet results in higher concentrations of LDL cholesterol and a higher number of LDL subfraction particles than rapeseed oil and sunflower oil diets. J Lipid Res. 2000;41(12):1901–11.

Link to view/access: http://www.jlr.org/content/41/12/1901.full.pdf+html