Avoid These 5 Foods to Control Cholesterol: Toxins & Heart Risk

• High cholesterol is rising due to poor lifestyle, unhealthy foods, and lack of physical activity, increasing heart attack and stroke risk.
• Dietitian Kamini Sinha of Diet Mantra Clinic, Noida, warns that many commonly eaten foods are full of unhealthy fats, acting as slow poison for the heart.
• Avoid processed meats (sausages, bacon) and red meat due to high sodium, saturated fat, and plaque buildup; opt for lean proteins like fish or chicken.
• Stay away from trans fat-rich fried foods (French fries, samosas, kachoris, pakoras) as repeated oil heating and trans fats rapidly increase bad cholesterol.
• Limit bakery products (cookies, cakes, pastries, white bread), full-fat dairy, and packaged snacks (chips, instant noodles) which contain harmful fats, refined sugar, maida, and preservatives that elevate cholesterol and heart disease risk.