Vignette #2 Bob Is Committed to Losing Weight but Knows

Vignette #2 Bob is committed to losing weight but knows little about nutrition. He has heard his friends discussing types of fat, such as saturated and unsaturated, but has no idea what the terms mean or how they relate to his health and diet. He also has read that the most important improvement a person can make in his or her diet is to eat less cholesterol. Let's answer these questions and help Bob understand this topic better. If Bob wants to lower his blood cholesterol, which of the following would be bad advice?

A) You should lower your intake of trans fats only, not of other types of fat.
B) Lowering your saturated fat intake may be more important than reducing dietary cholesterol.
C) Eat more plant sources of fats to lower total blood cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol.
D) Eat more high-soluble fiber foods such as legumes.
E) All of these are good suggestions.