date:Feb 25, 2013
and reduced cholesterol to less than 300 mg per day. To achieve these targets, the men were given liquid safflower oil and safflower oil polyunsaturated margarine to replace animal fats, butter and margarine, shortenings, cooking oils and salad dressings, as well as taking the safflower oil as a supplement.
Participants were clinically assessed every three months over then first year, then every six months for a median of 39 months. Blood samples were taken to measure levels of cholesterol and