I’ve been on Lipitor (10 mg) for years. My wife and I decided to on a low/no cholesterol diet. We strictly avoided everything that might have cholesterol. At the same time, I stopped taking Lipitor. After six months of dieting I went in for my routine physical hoping that my cholesterol levels would be in in the normal range. Unfortunately, my levels were up dramatically even with the strict dieting. I explained to my doctor about my diet ( no meat, dairy etc.) He said that some people produce their cholesterol and that no diet will address that.
Your body makes cholesterol. It makes it out of carbohydrates. Eating bread, sugar, High Fructose Corn syrup, grains of any type including rice, will give you high cholesterol. Eat all the meat and dairy you want within reason.