Blood lipid is an important substance in the human body. It has many very important functions, but the content cannot exceed a certain range.
If there is too much blood lipid in the blood vessels of the human body, it will easily cause the blood to be sticky and deposit on the blood vessel wall, which is easy to form some more dangerous small plates, which is what we often call atherosclerosis. More and more, bigger and bigger, it may block the blood vessels, causing the blood flow to become slow, and the blood flow may even be interrupted in severe cases.
If this situation occurs in the heart, it will cause coronary heart disease, if it occurs in the brain, it will cause stroke, and if it occurs in the kidney, it will cause kidney failure.
Hypertriglyceridemia is relatively common in clinical practice, and the prevalence is about 10%. Triglycerides are an important factor leading to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and pancreatitis.
What should I do if triglycerides are elevated?
First, we must first determine whether it is really high triglycerides
Triglycerides are an important part of human blood lipids, and their concentration has a considerable relationship with diet. If you eat deep-fried dough sticks, hot pot, barbecue, potato chips, fried fish, fried chicken and other foods with high fat content one day, your triglycerides may increase significantly when you check the next day.
So in the three days before the inspection, try to keep a light diet. If the examination finds that the triglycerides are elevated, the first thing to do is to review if you ate too much oil a few days ago. If so, it is recommended to recheck after a few days of light diet. If it is still high, that is the real high triglyceride.
2. It is determined that triglycerides are elevated, you can exercise first, light diet
Mildly elevated triglycerides, it is not recommended to use medication, it can be through diet and lifestyle habits Make improvements.
1. Eat less fat-rich foods: eat less fried foods, such as barbecue, hot pot, fried chicken, fried fish, grilled fish, braised pork, snacks, potato chips, various fried snacks, etc. , Eat less. At the same time, pay attention to controlling the intake of fat when cooking.
2. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, soy products and protein that are rich in dietary fiber and vitamins.
3. Eat less foods with high sugar content, such as bread, juice, cakes, drinks, biscuits, etc. Because sugars can also be converted into fat and stored in the body, causing an increase in triglycerides.
4, aerobic exercise, weight control is also a more effective means to reduce triglycerides, you can exercise 3-5 times a week, each time more than 30 minutes, you can swim, bike, play badminton, jog, etc.
5. Reduce smoking and drinking. Alcohol can raise triglycerides.
Third, the triglyceride can not be improved through lifestyle improvement, or people who have no way to improve blood lipids through lifestyle can improve it through drugs.
LDL-C lowering drugs such as statins, ezetimibe and PCSK9 inhibitors can reduce triglyceride levels by 5%-15% and reduce the risk of ASCVD. Fibrates, omega-3 fatty acids and niacin are drugs that lower triglycerides, which can reduce 25%-45%.
It is recommended to take fibrate drugs and niacin drugs such as Yiping acipolimus capsules. Niacin drugs can inhibit the decomposition of adipose tissue and lower triglycerides. It is clinically more effective for hypertriglyceridemia and mixed hyperlipidemia. Such drugs include niacin, acipimox (Yiping), etc. This drug is the cheapest of all lipid-lowering drugs, and it is the only lipid-lowering drug that can simultaneously reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality.
