You can find information on healthy lifestyles websites or on magazines such as Healthy Life. Cholesterol bad foods are very common such as fast food restaurants. So, to lose a small amount of weight, stop eating fast food, which contributes a large portion of bad cholesterol will benefit you.
Foods that cause high cholesterol are mainly so called 'fatty' foods, but some of the foods are surprising (whole milk). Here is a great site for more information: http://www.healthfinder.gov/prevention/PrintTopic.aspx?topicID=14
The Mayo Clinic has a website that should provide you with information about cholesterol lowering foods. Please see the following: www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/CL00002
You may want to check out Youtube.com for information on foods reduce cholesterol. They have how to's and instructional videos on how to get things complete safely and accurately.
Websites such as WebMD and JoyBauer both have sections where you can compare foods based on cholesterol content and view many low-cholesterol recipes.
I would guess that high fat foods such as meat, eggs, peanuts, etc. do not help in lowering cholesterol. I would ask your main physician for more advice on this.
Check the nutrition labels. Foods always display how much cholesterol each one has. Some common known low-cholesterol proteins include fish and beans.
I know that some foods do lower your cholesterol. I know about oatmeal, and about whole grain foods like cheerios. www.boston.com/.../health/articles/2011/08/29/what_you_can_eat_to_���lower_your_���cholesterol
In a high cholesterol diet you would focus on eating low fat and high fiber foods. You can learn more at http://www.trishabird.com/high-cholesterol-diet-plans.html.
A diet rich in lean meats, vegetables, fruits and whole grains help lower cholesterol. The American Heart Association is a great place to get more information about foods and lifestyle changes that help lower cholesterol. You can visit them at www.heart.org.
The mayo clinic is a good source for cholesterol lowering foods and diet. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/CL00002 They will show you the good and bad types of cholesterol in foods.
Cholesterol can be lowered naturally by modifying your diet to include low cholesterol foods such as whole grains, fruit, vegetables and lean meats. Cholesterol rich foods such as dairy, red meats and egg yolks should be limited. Exercise can help lower your cholesterol too.
There are a lot of ways to control your high cholesterol like maintaining a healthy weight and eating healthy foods. For more information on ways you can control your cholesterol try the Center of Disease Control and Prevention.
You can find more information about the high cholesterol diet. You can get information at www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/guide/heart-healthy-diet and www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART00685/high-Cholesterol.