"Lao Wang, have you taken folic acid now?"
"What do you do when you eat it? That's all for pregnant women!"
"You don't know this? People with hypertension and cerebral infarction , supplementing folic acid can reduce the risk. Do you know how foreigners can help people with folic acid. Is it supplemented? Add folic acid to the flour so that you can supplement it by eating normally. "
" If that's the case, why don't our country add folic acid to the flour? "
Lao Sun's doubt may be the doubt of many patients with hypertension. Yes, why don't we add ?
First of all, National conditions are different . Foreign countries have been paying attention to the problem of stroke more than 20 years ago. They have been very prescient in using grains and flour to supplement folic acid for the people. However, my country realizes the importance of folic acid to the cardiovascular system relatively late. Even now, many people think that folic acid is eaten by pregnant women and does not need to be supplemented by middle-aged and elderly people.
Secondly, China is not without supplements. Female friends basically know that they need to take folic acid for pregnancy. Furthermore, they do not only rely on flour. Eating green folic acid, whole grains, and eggs can also supplement. We also advocate gradual supplementation. Different groups of people take different countermeasures.
Pregnant women start taking it from the pregnancy preparation period. The specific method of taking it follows the doctor's guidance, generally starting from the minimum dosage. Patients with H-type hypertension can supplement according to the stage. After half a year of supplementation, whether to continue supplementation depends on the situation. Generally, the dose is higher than that of pregnant women.
In addition, itself contains leaf acid, but the content is limited and it will be lost after processing. If additional addition is needed, you must consider the dosage, validity period and other issues. Once it expires and eats it, problems may arise.
We must avoid extreme phenomena and do not eat pasta every day in order to supplement folic acid. Changes in the structure of staple foods are also unfavorable to health, and new problems of nutritional inequality are prone to occur.
It can be seen from this that blindly imitating foreign practices may not be suitable for us. We must explore our own experience and conform to our current situation.
Compared with pregnant women, people with hypertension need folic acid more than those with high blood pressure
Almost every woman understands that folic acid is related to pregnancy, which leads to everyone's basic impression of it is that it can prevent neurological malformations. But in fact, if you have a relatively balanced diet, you can also obtain folic acid through food. However, for people with hypertension, can be said to be a protective umbrella to reduce risks. Because this type of patient has a characteristic, that is, the level of homocysteine (Hcy) is relatively high, and supplementing folic acid can reduce its level.
If the level of Hcy continues to rise, then the patient will not be far from having a stroke . Therefore, it is time to change your inherent impression of it. Following the doctor's advice to supplement folic acid is the bottom line.
Next is the problem of how to make up for it? flour can be made into pasta. Everyone loves it, but you can not get the ideal folic acid by eating pasta. Many of them are lost. If the folic acid of the flour itself can be retained, it will also be of great benefit to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system.
First of all, reduces storage time . Eat the harvested wheat as soon as possible. The longer the storage time, the more it is lost. After it is processed into flour, only one-third of the folic acid remains.
followed by to make steamed buns and bread. two types of pasta should use yeast , and folic acid will increase. You can steam some steamed buns and freeze them in the refrigerator. Usually, you can eat them with rice. Don’t always eat rice.
People who like to eat noodles should not cook for too long, because after high temperature, there is not much folic acid left. If you really like to eat it, you can make it into thin noodles and cook it for a while.
Other foods such as Green leafy vegetables, viscera , etc., the ways to obtain nutrition should be diversified. It is not enough to rely on a certain food alone. Don’t be picky about eating anything. Slowly, folic acid will rise. There is actually a more direct way to take folic acid tablets. It is not recommended that you take it by yourself. It is better to ask the doctor before taking it. If you have an elderly person with high blood pressure at home and you are fat, don’t wait until your body is uncomfortable before replenishing. You can replenish it in advance.
One thing to note is that excessive folic acid is also harmful
Shanghai scientific research team found in the experimental model of Zebrafish Experimental model that excessive folic acid can also bring abnormal development risks to the embryo. Although the research is not carried out in the human body, everyone should pay attention when supplementing.
In addition, studies have found that excessive folic acid supplementation during pregnancy may be affected after the child is born. If the elderly have too much supplement, it is possible that may increase the risk of brain loss. For cancer patients, it is possible that excessive nutrients increases the risk of recurrence .
Everything is too much, and even if you have too much nutritional supplement, your body will not be able to bear it. Therefore, it is better to be moderate. Generally, supplement 800 mg every day. First use food to supplement. If there is not enough food, then use tablets to supplement. Normally, no more than 100 mg.
Folic acid usually reaches the highest concentration in half an hour after entering the human body. In general, the body's absorption rate of folic acid is between 76%-93%. Different physiques have high or low absorption rates. After that, folic acid will be excreted from urine and feces, so continuous supplementation is required to maintain the effect.
Some patients heard the news that they had no supplements abroad now and they didn’t want to supplement them. They should know that the severity of each person is different and cannot be compared with others. Some people have mild hypertension, have low blood vessel damage, and are relatively good in daily dietary habits. There is no big impact if they don’t take medicine. Some people have greater risks and a high Hcy level. At this time, pill intervention is needed.
Traditional medicine emphasizes the treatment of premature diseases, which means to maintain and regulate the body when the disease has not broken out. Don’t wait until the condition is serious before you are anxious to understand what is good for your body. Hypertension seems to be a little problem, but it may eventually cause many diseases. Active management can gradually reduce the risk.
