You can keep high cholesterol in check by eating healthily and keeping active.
In regards to the former, swapping saturated fats for unsaturated fats can deal a decisive blow to high cholesterol, says cholesterol charity Heart UK.
Examples of unsaturated fat include:
- Vegetable oils such as olive, sunflower, corn, rapeseed, nut and Seed oils
- Avocado, nuts and seeds
- Fat spreads made from vegetable oils, such as sunflower and olive Oil
- Oily fish.
“Oily fish are a good source of healthy unsaturated fats, specifically a type called omega-3 fats,” says Heart UK.