Low intake of foods containing fibre – foods that are high in dietary fibre, particularly soluble fibre, can reduce the amount of bad (LDL) cholesterol in your blood.Foods containing healthy fats include avocado, nuts, seeds, olives, cooking oils made from plants or seeds, and fish. Low intake of foods containing healthy fats – healthy fats tend to increase the good (HDL) cholesterol.High intake of foods containing unhealthy fats (saturated fats and trans fats) – such as fatty meats and deli-style meats, butter, cream, ice cream, coconut oil, palm oil and most deep-fried takeaway foods and commercially baked products (such as pies, biscuits, buns and pastries).If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, you should have your cholesterol checked from age 18 years.

Visit your GP to find out your cholesterol level (with a blood test) and to find out what you need to do if your levels of bad cholesterol are high.įor people aged 45 years and over, you can have your cholesterol checked as part of a Heart Health Check with your GP. Most people with high cholesterol feel perfectly well and often have no symptoms. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) – also known as ‘good’ cholesterol because it can help to protect you against coronary heart disease.Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) – also known as ‘bad’ cholesterol because it can add to the build-up of plaque (fatty deposits) in your arteries and increase your risk of coronary heart disease.

By following a heart-healthy eating pattern, you will be eating in a way that is naturally low in unhealthy fats and high in healthy fats.

High levels of cholesterol in your blood are mainly caused by eating foods that aren’t part of a heart-healthy eating pattern. Cholesterol is used for many different things in your body, but it can become a problem when there is too much of it in your blood. Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance produced naturally by your liver and found in your blood.

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