Patent ID: 8809388

Claim:
A method of reducing the plasma LDL cholesterol in a mammalian subject in need thereof without significantly reducing plasma HDL cholesterol in the subject, the method comprising: providing a blended nutritional fat composition comprising: at least one triglyceride-based palm mid-fraction fat; and at least one triglyceride-based unsaturated vegetable oil; wherein the fat portion of the composition contains from 10% to 24% by weight of said at least one palm mid-fraction fat and from 60% to 90% by weight of said at least one unsaturated vegetable oil; wherein the linoleic acid content of the composition is from 15% to 45% by weight based on the total weight of fatty acids in the composition; wherein the composition is solid or semi-solid at 20° C. and fluid at 35° C.; and wherein the composition is substantially free of synthetic trans-fatty acids; and allowing the subject to consume the composition; wherein the composition is consumed regularly by the subject in place of other dietary fat and provides from 10% to 40% of the total daily dietary calories of the subject; wherein the other dietary fat is solid or semi-solid at 20° C.; and whereby the plasma LDL cholesterol of the subject is reduced without significantly reducing plasma HDL cholesterol of the subject.