If you’re trying to lower your cholesterol, Harvard Health has some advice: “Add foods that lower LDL, the harmful cholesterol-carrying particle that contributes to artery-clogging atherosclerosis. At the same time, cut back on foods that boost LDL.”

Foods that lower LDL include:

• Oats
• Barley and other whole grains
• Beans
• Eggplant and okra
• Nuts
• Vegetable oils
• Apples, grapes, strawberries, citrus fruits
• Fatty fish

As for the foods you should cut back on, they include red meat, whole-fat dairy, eggs, palm oil, coconut oil, and cocoa butter.