The majority of Britons have unhealthy cholesterol levels - a key factor in developing heart disease, which claims three times more lives than breast cancer and twice as many as lung cancer. The good news is that lowering your cholesterol is one of the biggest things you can do to reduce your risk. Doctors agree food not drugs is often the best way first to tackle the problem. This is not a weight loss diet but a recipe book based on the very latest medical research into foods that have an active role in reducing cholesterol.