Uncle Zhang, 50, has often felt dizzy and chest tightness recently. He went to medical examination and found that his cholesterol was too high in his body. Uncle Zhang believes that cholesterol is the "source of all evil", which not only leads to obesity, but also blocks blood ve

0-year-old Uncle Zhang has often felt dizzy and chest tightness in recently. He went to medical examination and found that the cholesterol is too high in his body.

Uncle Zhang believes that cholesterol is the "source of all evil", which not only leads to obesity, but also blocks blood vessels and induces cerebral infarction , so he is very worried. After returning home, I started to keep my meat from being dripped, and even refused to eat eggs and insisted on eating vegetarian food.

months later, Uncle Zhang checked and found that blood lipids indeed decreased, but the doctor also found that Uncle Zhang had poor complexion and was obviously thin, and examination found that was malnutrition was found. The doctor helplessly pointed out that regulating blood lipids through diet does not mean blindly rejecting all meat. You must understand what should be eaten more and what should be eaten less. Uncle Zhang suddenly realized.

In some people's perception, cholesterol is a "bad thing" , which makes people avoid it. In fact, cholesterol can do both good things and bad things.

1. Cholesterol is good or bad

In fact, cholesterol also has good or bad

. Good cholesterol refers to HD lipoprotein cholesterol . It can be attached to liphatic and enter the liver from surrounding tissues, and then metabolized and decomposed and excreted from the body, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

and bad cholesterol is low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, This cholesterol will send itself into the artery, which can easily cause a large amount of cholesterol to accumulate in the blood vessels and induce various cardiovascular diseases.

So does this mean that the higher the cholesterol content, the better?

of course not!

International authoritative journal "Hypertension" A study was published in the study. 11,987 male hypertensive patients were selected for follow-up analysis, and after adjusting for some other factors that would affect the results.

Researchers analyzed and concluded that subjects with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol content of 40 mg/dl and ≥80 mg/dl, the risk of cardiovascular events increased significantly compared with those with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol content of 40~80 mg/dl.

is unique. Research published in European Heart Journal also pointed out that excessive high-density lipoprotein cholesterol content will increase the body's risk of infection, especially gastroenteritis and bacterial pneumonia infection are the most common.

The good cholesterol standard given by Beijing Anzhen Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University is 40~60 mg/dl. If your cholesterol value is not in this range, please pay attention to making timely adjustments.

2. What harm does high cholesterol have to the body?

The high cholesterol content in the body generally refers to the high bad cholesterol index. Once this index rises, it will cause to damage , and the lipid plaques on the blood vessel wall will also increase accordingly.

As the cholesterol content increases, plaque will become larger and larger, which will lead to vascular stenosis and induce coronary heart disease / stroke and other dangerous diseases.

These plaques are like "time bombs" in the body. They may fall off at any time. Once they fall off, they will flow to the body with the blood. After blockage, they will cause to occur. Acute myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction , threatening life safety.

But we also cannot completely refuse cholesterol intake , and about 1/4 of cholesterol is consumed by us from food.

" Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents " recommends that you should eat eggs 80~350g (about one egg a day). The cholesterol content in animal viscera is high. You can eat ~3 times a month and , and you can eat about 25g each time. You also need to pay attention to light diet and eat less fried or fried foods in daily life.

3. The "big people" of cholesterol were found out. If you don't eat these 4 foods, try not to eat

In our lives, many foods contain very high cholesterol content. Try to eat less of these foods.

Animal brains such as pig, cow, sheep: 00g pig brain contains about 3100mg cholesterol, 2670mg of cow brain, and 2099mg of sheep brain. It can be said that these brain foods are major cholesterol users, so you must eat as little as possible in daily life.

Dry seafood: Dried bacteria and algae foods and dried beans also generally contain higher cholesterol than other foods. For example, the cholesterol contained in seaweed is even higher than that of pork liver. Be careful to eat less in daily life.

Animal viscera: Animal viscera is also a " purine big household", especially pig liver, pig lungs, and pig kidneys. The cholesterol contained in 100g can reach 200~400mg.

Animal Bone Soup: Bone Soup is a good calcium supplement that many people think, but drinking bone soup for a long time may not be able to supplement calcium, which will instead cause the cholesterol content in your body to soar. The large amount of cholesterol contained in bone soup is stewed from bones and meat. Eating it in large quantities can easily lead to obesity and excessive cholesterol content.

For people with hyperlipidemia, controlling the intake of cholesterol in their diet is an important measure to control dyslipidemia . Xiao Miao recommends to you a "food cholesterol list" , so that you can know which foods to eat less.

Source: Health Times

4. Do 4 things well to stabilize the cholesterol in the body, and keep blood lipids safely lower

So, for ordinary people, how should we maintain the cholesterol indicators in our body? These four things are very important.

. Learn to "choosy"

Pay attention to eating more foods rich in omega-3 in your diet. Deep sea fish is a good choice. Eat less foods rich in trans fats, such as animal fats, palm oil, , etc., and eat less foods with high fat and high calorie intake in diet, and control daily cholesterol intake to below 300mg, and eat less animal viscera, brain, etc.

. Develop good habits

You must ensure that you have enough sleep time in your daily life, which is appropriate for about 8 hours a day. At the same time, you should also pay attention to exercising. It is best to keep the exercise time of more than 150 minutes per week, and it is advisable to exercise for more than 30 minutes each time.

. Quit smoking and drinking

The total cholesterol level in the smokers will be significantly higher than that of ordinary people, and the greater the smoking volume, the higher the cholesterol level, and the higher the risk of diseases such as angina pectoris in smokers will also increase. Drinking alcohol will cause heart function to decline and can easily induce a variety of other diseases.

. Regular physical examination

Regular physical examination can help you find out whether there are abnormal indicators in a timely manner and make it easier to intervene in a timely manner. Adults over 20 years old should measure blood lipids at least once every 5 years. People over 45 years old and obese need to increase the frequency of examinations.

Too high or too low cholesterol is not good for health. In daily life, we must learn healthy living habits, which is of great help to prevent cholesterol increase.#统后后后后后后#

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