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Kristen Straughan quoted in Chicago Sun-Times piece on diet and cholesterol

KN clinical assistant professor Kristen Straughan is quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times piece outlining how better food choices help reduce cholesterol levels.

Straughan, a registered dietitian for more than 20 years, said the best diet — a plant-based diet — should be high in fruits, vegetables and whole grains and lower in pork, turkey, chicken and red meat.