plant-based low-fat better than diet with animal products

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From the ls of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet, May 3, 2005:

" Plant-Based Low-Fat Diet Improves Cholesterol Levels

Better than Low-Fat Diet Alone

A diet low in saturated fats and cholesterol and high in plant-based

foods such as vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains was better

at lowering LDL cholesterol levels ('bad' cholesterol) than a similar

diet without the veggies, a new study finds (Article, p. 725). In the

four-week outpatient study, the two diets were identical in total fat,

saturated fat, protein, carbohydrate and cholesterol but one included

many more plant-based foods. An editorial writer says that the study

puts diet back as a useful strategy for lowering cholesterol in an age

of powerful drugs like statins (Editorial, p. 793). "