Top 5 foods to lower your cholesterol

Can a bowl of oatmeal help prevent a heart attack? It might not be that simple, but diet can play an important role in lowering your cholesterol. Consider these cholesterol-lowering foods: 1. Oatmeal and oat bran. 2. Walnuts and almonds. 3. Fish, especially mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna and salmon. 4. Olive oil. 5. Foods fortified with plant sterols or stanols, such as margarines, orange juice and yogurt drinks.