Take control of your Cholesterol with these easy to follow simple steps

How can I lower my cholesterol?

• Get down to a healthy weight - being overweight means your heart has to work harder to pump blood around the body.
• Eat oily fish twice a week.
• Eat more fruit and vegetables.
• Eat more wholegrain cereals and breads, plenty of jacket potatoes and rice and pasta.
• Choose lean meats.
• Trim fat off meat and skin off chicken.
• Drain oil from cooked dishes containing minced meat.
• Choose low-fat dairy products.
• Choose low-fat spreads made from sunflower or olive oil.
• Choose less foods from the top shelf of the Food Pyramid.
• Use low-fat healthy ways of cooking, like grilling or oven-baking, instead of frying.