1. The correct answer is: (e) all of the above.
Following a Step I Diet (low saturated fat, low cholesterol), being more physically active, maintaining a healthy weight and taking cholesterol-lowering medication, if prescribed, are all important to help you to lower your blood cholesterol level and reduce your chance of developing heart disease.

2. The correct answer is: (e) whole wheat bread.
The other choices are all high in saturated fat. Foods high in saturated fat include foods from animals, such as fatty cuts of meat, poultry with the skin, whole-milk dairy products, and lard. One important way to help reduce your blood cholesterol is to choose foods low in saturated fat. One way to do this is by choosing foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and no more than 6 ounces of lean meats each day.

3. The correct answer is: (b) banana.
Dietary cholesterol can also raise your blood cholesterol level, although usually not as much as saturated fat. So, it is also important to choose foods low in dietary cholesterol as well as saturated fat. Dietary cholesterol is found only in foods that come from animals. Many of these foods also are high in saturated fat. You should eat less than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day. Use the food label to help you choose foods low in both cholesterol and saturated fat.

4. The correct answer is: (a) Less than 200 mg/dL is a desirable level that puts you at lower risk for heart disease. Total cholesterol levels of 200 mg/dL or higher increase your risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Following a low-saturated-fat, low-cholesterol diet, being physically active, and maintaining a healthy weight, help lower your cholesterol level. It would also be helpful if you could include foods that are high in HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol). Foods items in this category include fish, walnuts, avocado and linseed oil as well as the seeds.

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