Patients with elevated total cholesterol levels should pay attention to the following aspects: 1, a low-fat diet, fried or barbecued food as little as possible, egg yolk has a high cholesterol content, for patients with high total cholesterol should try not to eat egg yolk, you can eat egg whites. 2, because elevated cholesterol is more harmful to human blood vessels, so it is recommended that patients should start taking oral cholesterol-lowering drugs as soon as possible, in addition to dietary control, the first choice is statin drugs, such as atorvastatin calcium tablets, resulvastatin calcium tablets, simvastatin tablets, such drugs, cholesterol-lowering effects are relatively strong. Patients should monitor their total cholesterol levels after taking oral statins and try not to lower their cholesterol levels too much.