RESULTS	The changes in the physiological variables at 6 and 12 weeks in the diet group were -10 % and -6 % , respectively , for total cholesterol , -10 % and -2 % , respectively , for low density lipoprotein ( LDL ) cholesterol , -11 % and -4 % , respectively , for high density lipoprotein ( HDL ) cholesterol , -25 % and -34 % , respectively , for very low density lipoprotein ( VLDL ) cholesterol , -8 % and -24 % , respectively , for triglycerides , and -2 % and -5 % , respectively , for body weight .\