How to treat and prevent hypercholesterolemia
Hello, improving diet, controlling weight and increasing physical exercise are the most basic measures to treat hypercholesterolemia. Diet therapy is a therapeutic method to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and promote good nutrition by reducing the intake of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol in the diet, that is, reducing the intake of exogenous lipids and restoring calorie balance. Exercise therapy can increase calorie consumption, help to lose weight, reduce serum total cholesterol and triglyceride levels, LDL- cholesterol and VLDL- cholesterol levels, and also increase HDL- cholesterol levels. Losing weight can reduce VLDL- cholesterol level and increase HDL- cholesterol level. Weight loss combined with low-salt diet and less drinking can lower blood pressure and improve glucose tolerance, thus reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. Adult patients who are not suffering from coronary heart disease but have more than two risk factors for coronary heart disease should take medication to reduce LDL- cholesterol to ≤ 3.4 mmol/L if they are unwilling to take diet therapy and LDL- cholesterol is at a high risk level, that is, ≥4 1 mmol/L. Adult patients with LDL- cholesterol ≥ 4.9 mmol/L should also take medication to reduce LDL- cholesterol to ≤ 4.1 mmol/L. For patients with coronary heart disease or other atherosclerosis, drug treatment should be taken to reduce LDL- cholesterol to ≤ 2.6 mmol/L even if LDL- cholesterol is still ≥3.4 mmol/L after diet treatment. Eat less greasy food in your diet. You can eat more beans. You can also see Chinese medicine and take Chinese medicine for conditioning. My very best wishes to your health