TABLE 9.

Recommendations for lipid-lowering dietary therapy.

Recommendation	Recommended classification	Evidence level
1. Total fat intake should be limited to 20–25 g per day. Unsaturated fatty acids (vegetable oils) are used instead of saturated fatty acids (animal oils, palm oil, etc.) (Mozaffarian et al., 2009; Mozaffarian et al., 2010; Clifton and Keogh, 2017)	IIa	A
2. Avoid trans fats (hydrogenated vegetable oils, etc.) (Mozaffarian et al., 2009; Mozaffarian et al., 2010)	Ⅲ	A
3. Lowering dietary cholesterol intake should be considered in people at moderate risk of ASCVD or above or in patients with combined hypercholesterolemia (Ginsberg et al., 1994; Ginsberg et al., 1995; Tanasescu et al., 2004; Djousse et al., 2009; Wang et al., 2022)	IIa	B

ASCVD: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.