Low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets are recommended by various scientific bodies for the pre vention of coronary heart disease. However, these diets increase postprandial lipaemia and so their net benefit for coronary heart disease risk has been the subject of vigorous debate. Exag gerated postprandial lipaemia has been implicated in the development of atherosclerosis. Pre
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