Examples of foods high in monosaturated fats are olive and canola oils. Foods high in polyunsaturated fats include safflower, sunflower, corn, and soybean oils. Choose foods high in starch and fiber. Choose foods low in cholesterol. Foods high in cholesterol can increase your blood levels of cholesterol, though saturated fats will raise these levels even more.
Cholesterol is only present in foods from animals.
Plants and foods from plant sources don't contain cholesterol, though they sometimes have saturated fat. This is good for reducing your risk of heart disease. You don't have to lose all the weight you've always wanted to take off to see a change in your cholesterol, or to benefit from a reduced heart risk. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, September 1998 issue, states that heart disease deaths have declined steadily over the last 30 years. In fact, the report states that between 1990 and 1994, heart disease deaths decreased by 10.3 percent.