What You Should Know About 

Cholesterol

You can ask the hawker to cut down on the use of oil in preparing your food, avoid stalls selling fried foods unless they use vegetable oils. You can also ask him for more vegetables and to leave out ingredients with high cholesterol content such as cockles and egg yolk. Try also to get the hawker to cut down on salt while preparing your food. The Ministry of Health has done a good job trying to educate hawkers on healthier methods of preparing food, so do look out for the special sign/sticker identifying the hawker who has committed to preparing healthier food for sale.

Know the cholesterol content of local food, and avoid those dishes with high cholesterol content. The following is a good guide.