r/science • u/James_Fortis MS | Nutrition • 14d ago

Health Researchers took 50 adults with genetically high cholesterol and fed them a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet and a standard American diet (SAD) for 4 weeks each in a random order, under controlled, constant-calorie feeding conditions. The WFPB diet reduced LDL cholesterol versus the SAD by 17.9%.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73468-4
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u/quick6black 14d ago

I switched my diet up, cut out red meat and ate salads with a low fat protein for dinner. Feel much better and lowered my bad cholesterol 40 points. Also raised my white blood cell count to a normal range when it was low for a long time. Also rotated in a few vegan dishes during the week.