Whole grains, such as those found in whole-grain bread and pasta, promote heart health. 
Weight loss can have a good effect on cholesterol
Whole grains, fruits and vegetables are important for lowering cholesterol
Quitting smoking can lower risk of heart disease

Cholesterol has long been seen as a villain for heart health, but our understanding of this is now changing.
New recommendations suggest that risk factors should determine who should receive drugs called statins to lower cholesterol levels, and who should simply make lifestyle changes to combat the problem.

Anyone with diabetes, heart disease,”bad” cholesterol over 190 or a 10-year risk of heart attack above 7.5% should be taking a statin, the new guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology says…. Read the rest of this entry