Day-to-day choices can help reduce the risk of heart disease. One of the major risk factors for the development of heart disease is elevated LDL, which can be affected by dietary factors like the types and amounts of fat consumed. Read the statements below and select all of the correct statements regarding how various dietary fats affect LDL cholesterol levels.

Select all that apply.

• Fried fish can be a good way to increase a person's intake of heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids if he or she does not like baked fish.
• Increasing intake of plant foods can be one of the easiest ways to decrease LDL blood cholesterol
• Typically, the higher the consumption of unsaturated fats, the higher the LDL cholesterol levels in the blood.
• Trans fats are worse than saturated fats because they raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol
• Increasing intake of EPA and DHA through consuming fish may be helpful for most adults, but a physician should be consulted before taking fish oil supplements.