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People can respond to dietary changes within four to six weeks. Lowering their low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by up to 30 percent can significantly reduce their risk of coronary heart disease. "If cholesterol reductions of these amounts can be achieved by changes in lifestyle... there may be no need for many patients to take cholesterol-lowering medicines," says Professor David Colquhoun, a cardiologist from Wesley Medical Centre in Brisbane.