A diet for lowering blood cholesterol, as recommended by the American Heart Association, is designed to have less than 30 percent of calories from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fats. Here is a list of diet changes that can help lower your cholesterol. A diet for lowering blood cholesterol, as recommended by the American Heart Association, is designed to have less than 30 percent of calories from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fats. Here is a list of diet changes that can help lower your cholesterol. Limit daily cholesterol to 300 mg or less.
Cholesterol is found in liver, egg yolks, shrimp, lobster and caviar.
Calculate how much fat you should have a day. For example, let's say you hold your weight at 2000 calories a day. Thirty percent of 2000 calories is 600 fat calories. 600 fat calories divided by 9 calories per gram is 67 fat grams a day. Get a fat gram counter, read labels, and track your fat gram intake for a week.