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.
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.
To find out more about foods high in cholesterol I would check out a book from the library on human nutrition. Webmd.com is a wonderful medical website with thousands of articles, some of which talk about the causes and effects of cholesterol as well as the sources of good and bad cholesterol.
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
Websites such as WebMD and JoyBauer both have sections where you can compare foods based on cholesterol content and view many low-cholesterol recipes.
There are many foods that raises HDL cholesterol in the body. Foods such as berries, eggs, kale juice, cocoa, and cranberry juice are reported to help raise HDL cholesterol.
There are many websites you can visit that will provide information on what your LDL cholesterol level should be. But the best place for you to find out would be in your doctors office.
There are several options available to help you reduce your cholesterol. Fruits and vegetables will be two of your best options and they are very effective in getting the job done.
Check the nutrition labels. Foods always display how much cholesterol each one has. Some common known low-cholesterol proteins include fish and beans.
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.
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
Eat less food with fat and cholesterol in it. Eat more vegetables and fruits and foods with good cholesterol in it. And make sure to exercise regularly to lower bad cholesterol.
No low cholesterol foods would not typically cost you more. Some examples of such foods are fatty fish, walnuts, oatmeal, and oatbran.