Day-to-day choices can help reduce the risk of heart disease. One of the major risk factors for the development of heart disease is elevated LDL, which can be affected by the types and amounts of dietary fat consumed as well as other dietary factors. Read the statements below and select all of the correct statements regarding how various dietary fats affect LDL cholesterol levels.
a. Typically, the higher your consumption of unsaturated fats, the higher the LDL cholesterol levels in your blood.
b. Trans fats are worse for heart health than saturated fats because they raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol.
c. Increasing the intake of plant foods may be one of the easiest ways to decrease LDL cholesterol.
d. Typically, the higher your consumption of saturated fats, the higher the LDL cholesterol levels in your blood.
e. Dietary cholesterol does not affect blood cholesterol levels.