High total cholesterol refers to the high sum of cholesterol contained in all lipoproteins in the blood, mainly what we call high LDL cholesterol, however, LDL cholesterol is the main cause of coronary heart disease and aortic atherosclerosis, and its formation is mainly due to pathological and non-pathological factors, usually we should pay attention to diet and other disease examination and regulation. Low-density cholesterol, commonly known as bad cholesterol. Most patients are caused by irregular diet and high intake of cholesterol. Usually eat more seaweed, more lean meat from seafood and other legumes, and more foods with high vitamin content. Eat less animal offal, egg yolk, crabs, especially animal intestines, which contain particularly high cholesterol. These things can not only lead to high cholesterol, but also may induce cerebral thrombosis, stroke, cirrhosis of the liver and so on. Under the guidance of doctors, taking HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors such as atorvastatin, simvastatin, etc. has certain effect, but this drug is prohibited for allergy, children and pregnant women, and creatine kinase, liver and kidney function are monitored during taking the drug. Once you have high total cholesterol, you need to pay attention to your diet and lifestyle. It is important to drink hot water after eating and to exercise more to avoid foods with high cholesterol staying in the body for too long without being metabolized. If you have the habit of smoking and drinking alcohol, you should quit it to help lower your cholesterol and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.