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Low-carb diet could be bad for your cholesterol

(CBS) - A low-carb diet may be good for your waistline but it could be bad for your cholesterol.

A new report found people who ate a diet low in carbs but high in fat lost the same amount of weight as those who followed a high-carb diet.

But levels of "bad" cholesterol jumped significantly in the low-carb group.

High levels of bad cholesterol can increase a person's chances of developing heart disease.

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