Abstrak
Food is an important source of life for humans to survive. There is a lot of food in this world, but basically, there are 2 sources of types of food that are processed in everyday life, namely animals and vegetables. Food has a close relationship with diseases suffered by humans. If the food consumed is not appropriate, it will cause previous congenital diseases and become more serious diseases or relapse. Cholesterol disease is the most serious disease and many attacks human health. This disease is caused by the continuous consumption of unhealthy foods so that the fat content accumulates in the body. Cholesterol levels that accumulate will result in high cholesterol levels and can trigger ongoing diseases such as coronary heart disease. The purpose of this study was to build an expert system for recommending healthy food menus for people with cholesterol. An expert system built using the forward chaining method in the diagnosis process based on expert knowledge. The results of this study present an expert system capable of diagnosing food menu recommendations for people with cholesterol disease precisely and accurately. These results are presented in a system built using Android-based programming. This expert system can be used by patients with cholesterol anywhere at any time, patients with cholesterol do not need to meet directly with nutrition experts, just access the application from each patient's android. Overall the results of this study can make a positive contribution to people with cholesterol in determining a healthy diet that can be consumed