“…However, the impact of a vegan diet on other lipid-associated parameters is still ambiguous, for instance, a question still remains regarding the effect of a vegan diet on the quantity and quality of high density lipoproteins (HDL) [10]. HDL particles have an atheroprotective function and together with their main apolipoprotein, apolipoprotein AI (apoAI), play a key role in reverse cholesterol transport, removing excess cholesterol from peripheral tissues and delivering it to the liver.…”