Myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction are very dangerous. Death caused by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is also the number one cause of death in China, and bad cholesterol is considered to be the "culprit" of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. For many years, many people have believed that cholesterol is a "bad thing" and that eating too much will block blood vessels, lead to hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, cerebral infarction, and myocardial infarction... Therefore, many people do not eat egg yolks or liver. , Anyone who dares to eat pig brains is a warrior!
Cholesterol itself is not soluble in water and blood. It needs the help of water-soluble carrier lipoprotein to start the "body journey" - it can only enter the liver from peripheral tissues by attaching to lipoprotein, and It is catabolized in the liver and excreted from the body. Cholesterol in the human body can be divided into two types through carriers: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C): It is generally believed that only high-density lipoprotein can complete the above transport tasks, so it is also called "good cholesterol" and can Reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease.
Low-density lipoprotein can transport cholesterol from the liver to the subintima of blood vessels, causing atherosclerosis and increasing plaque formation. It is the main culprit in inducing cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction; and On the contrary, high-density lipoprotein can transport cholesterol from the subintima of blood vessels to the liver, reduce atherosclerosis, shrink arterial plaques, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction.
I believe that many people are not happy without meat. If they don’t eat meat in a meal, they will always feel that something is missing, causing the body’s cholesterol to become higher and higher. It is recommended that people with high cholesterol eat more fruits and vegetables. Supplement adequate vitamins and dietary fiber, and eat less high-fat and high-calorie foods, such as fatty meats, fried foods, animal offal, etc., to lower cholesterol. Improve body metabolism and lower cholesterol through healthy eating. In addition, people with high cholesterol can usually drink some black tea, which is also very helpful in lowering cholesterol.
People with high cholesterol are not recommended to sit for long periods of time. This can easily cause poor blood circulation, increase the viscosity of the blood, and increase the cholesterol index. In fact, people with high cholesterol should insist on reasonable exercise for a long time, such as running, Tai Chi, dancing, yoga, etc., which can effectively promote the body's metabolism and burn excess fat in the body. If you insist on exercising for a long time, it can reduce human cholesterol to a certain extent.
To effectively lower and control the body's cholesterol index, the first thing you need to do is to stay away from tobacco and alcohol. Long-term smoking and drinking not only easily increase the burden on the liver and damage the liver, but also increase cholesterol. The harmful substances in tobacco can cause serious damage to the liver and can also increase cholesterol. If people with high cholesterol continue to drink alcohol, it can easily lead to increased blood viscosity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular sclerosis, and insufficient blood supply. Therefore, it is very necessary for people with high cholesterol to stay away from tobacco and alcohol.
Low bad cholesterol may also pose a threat to health. The higher the "good cholesterol", the better. If it is too high or too low, it will increase the risk of infection, especially gastroenteritis and bacterial pneumonia. Therefore, there is no very accurate "good or bad" cholesterol in the body, and the human body itself has a regulatory mechanism to maintain the stability of blood cholesterol. Ideal cholesterol levels vary from person to person.
The normal range of total cholesterol in blood should be 3.6~5.2 mmol/L. If the content is 5.2~6.2 mmol/L, it indicates a moderate risk of disease, and if the content exceeds 6.2 mmol/L, There is a high level of risk. The "bad cholesterol" indicator is not as low as possible. Too much lower than the normal value may mean two problems: one is severe malnutrition, and the other is synthetic dysfunction (such as severe liver disease). If low cholesterol is accompanied by weight loss, the possibility of cancer should be ruled out.