Effects of weight reduction on blood lipids and lipoproteins: a meta-analysis

Studies designed to examine effects of weight reduction by dieting on total cholesterol (TC), low-density-li-poprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), very-low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), and triglycerides (TGs) have reported inconsistent results. The purpose of this study was to quantify effects of weight loss by dieting on lipids and lipoproteins through the review method of meta-analysis....