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	INTRODUCTION
	THE DYSLIPIDEMIA OF OBESITY
	WEIGHT LOSS
	Experimentally induced human obesity
	Short (12 weeks or less) and intermediate term (12-24 weeks) weight loss
	Long Term Weight loss (1 year or longer)
	Weight loss and cardiovascular risk
	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE DYSLIPIDEMIA OF OBESITY
	PATHOGENESIS
	Elevated fasting triglycerides
	Elevated postprandial lipemia
	Increased small, dense LDL particles
	Decreased HDL cholesterol
	CONCLUSIONS