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Diet and Cholesterol

Cholesterol & Vegans

USA TODAY: In this article, "Americans average cholesterol score is 200 or higher. The average vegan cholesterol score averages a scant 128."

MAYO CLINIC: "200-239 is border-line high cholesterol."

Have Some Free Time? Here's our favorite extra info on Cholesterol...

•  Vegan Heart Doctor, Heather Shenkman, MD - "Our bodies produce the cholesterol we need. There is no need to consume more."

• American Heart Association - Information on vegetarian diets.
  

• Atherosclerosis and Vegan Diets - "People with cholesterol levels below 150 are virtually assured of never having a heart attack, while nearly one-third of meat-eaters will die from one."

• Vegan Diets Reduce Lipoprotein, Artery Clogging Cholesterol - Study by Professor David Jenkins, University of Toronto.