Patients with hyperlipidemia should adhere to the principle of low-fat, low-calorie diet. The total amount of fat in the daily diet should not exceed 50g, and the daily vegetable oil used for cooking should not exceed 15-20g.

This is because the main components of blood lipids are cholesterol and triglycerides, among which triglycerides account for 95% of the total fat. Cholesterol only exists in animal foods, such as egg yolks and animal brains. , liver, the fat layer of meat, caviar, cream, and butter products, triglycerides are found in animal and plant foods, and can be divided into saturated and unsaturated, and the latter can be divided into monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Unsaturated fatty acids, among which saturated fatty acids can easily lead to elevated blood lipids and cause heart disease, while unsaturated fatty acids have a certain protective effect on cardiovascular disease.

Animal meat, full-fat dairy products, and animal oils contain high amounts of saturated fatty acids, while peanut oil, rapeseed oil, hard fruit foods, etc. contain high amounts of unsaturated fatty acids. Therefore, high Patients with blood lipids should adhere to the principle of low-fat, low-calorie diet, which is conducive to the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia.

In the structure of animal foods, add animal foods with lower fatty acids and higher protein, such as fish, poultry, lean meat, etc., subtract terrestrial animal fat, and finally make animal protein The intake accounts for 20% of the total daily protein intake, and the total daily fat energy supply does not exceed 30% of the total calories.