I did the exact opposite. I fixed my cholesterol problem by eating 3 eggs every morning, often with bacon, by replacing vegetable oil (except olive oil) with lard and butter, and by cutting out most carbs. My HDL/TG ratio is now in the lowest risk range (after having been in the high risk).

Now, it seems that cholesterol in isolation is not a very good indicator of CVD anyway (HDL/TG seems better). We are even considering that it's not the cause of atherosclerosis, but a correlation (just like cavities don't cause diabetes).