You may be aware of the Good and Bad cholesterol levels. While the cholesterol required for proper functioning of our brain and metabolic process is generated by our body, getting the right balance of good and bad cholesterol is still a challenge. Having the knowledge of high cholesterol foods will help us in getting it right.

While plant products are healthy, animal products are rich in saturated fat or the bad fat which has an adverse affect on your heart. Food containing polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat (the good fat) can help lower your bad cholesterol.

All the tasty and tempting stuff like chips, cookies, cakes and like contain the bad fat including hydrogenated vegetable oils. Not to forget the salami, sausages, yummy chinese take aways, full fat yoghurt and other dairy products.

Did you know that seafood such as crab, shrimp and sardines contain high cholesterol which should be avoided. Same goes with veal, egg yolks, turkey, coconut oil, palm oil, brain, goose, duck and liver.

Some of the favorites such as dimsims, meat mince, cream and all coconut recipes are unhealthy. At all times avoid food rich in saturated fat which can over work your liver to produce harmful LDL levels.

Its easy to get confused with high and low cholesterol food after so much of talk everywhere. Doctors advise that your daily dietary intake of cholesterol should not exceed 200mg for high cholesterol cases and 300mg for healthy people.

You may want to avoid the fresh fruits, vegetables and wholegrains, but all these are excellent sources of good cholesterol. Another great source of polyunsaturated fat is fish, baked or pan fried.

To name a few foods that can reduce your bad cholesterol – soybean products, avocado, onion, spinach, broccoli, tuna, kidney beans and garlic. Make it a point to read the nutrition label for the breakup of different fat contents.

Snack away on cashews, peanuts, brazilnuts and almonds to feed your cravings, they help lower blood cholesterol levels. Go for lean meat, choose wholemeal bread and eat plenty of oily fish such as salmon. You deserve good health, do it for yourself and save your arteries.

Try and watch to include nuts, legumes and cereals in your diet. Eat more of rice, peas and switch to the good old olive oil for your cooking. Of course maintain your weight and live an active life.