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Originally Posted by DaFonz

Jesus fucking christ. Do not listen to this poster.

First off, total cholestrol doesn't matter. What matters is your LDL levels, specifically, your HDL:LDL ratio. This is further compounded by the fact that there's harmless LDL and oxidized LDL which is associated with atherosclerosis.

For most people, what they eat will not affect their cholestrol levels.
The Cholesterol Myths - Section 3

If they are however obese, have Type-II diabetes and are hyperresponders, then perhaps a diet could affect things. Speaking of eggs (since everyone likes to harp on them for so bad for your cholestrol, they actually decrease your risk of atherosclerosis or are at worst, neutral:

Revisiting dietary cholesterol recommen... [Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI
The impact of egg limitations on coronary hea... [J Am Coll Nutr. 2000] - PubMed - NCBI
Biochemical effects of consumption of eggs con... [Ups J Med Sci. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI
Effects of eggs on plasma lipoproteins in healthy... [Food Funct. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI
Eggs distinctly modulate plasma carotenoid an... [J Nutr Biochem. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI
Egg consumption as part of an energy-restricted hi... [Br J Nutr. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI
High intake of cholesterol results in less athero... [Metabolism. 2004] - PubMed - NCBI
Biochemical effects of consumption of eggs con... [Ups J Med Sci. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI
Dietary cholesterol from eggs increases plasma HDL ch... [J Nutr. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI
Egg yolk improves lipid profile, lipid peroxi... [J Nutr Biochem. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI
Dietary cholesterol provided ... [Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2006] - PubMed - NCBI
Daily egg consumption in hyperlipidemic adults--effec... [Nutr J. 2010] - PubMed - NCBI

tl;dr: Cut the refined carbs. Eat less. Lose weight. Exercise.

Thanks for the fail and for restating what I just fucking said. Next time, learn to read.

Go ahead and believe this dude. "What they eat will not affect their cholesterol levels".
And I never said total cholesterol levels mattered. Clearly, I mentioned LDL was the problem and foods with high LDL should be avoided. What you eat may not affect your cholesterol levels, but what you eat will affect your overall health which will eventually affect your cholesterol levels. Both my grandmas, Aunt, and close friend of mine weren't overly obese. Yet they controlled their diet, exercised and that was what significantly reduced their cholesterol levels. It doesn't take rocket science to figure that out. That is all.