1.What are blood lipids? The fatty substances in the blood are collectively called lipids. Lipids in blood include cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids and non-free fatty acids, which are bound together with different proteins in the blood in the form of “lipoproteins”. Most of the cholesterol is synthesized by the body itself, and a small percentage is obtained from the diet. Triglycerides, on the contrary, are mostly obtained from the diet, and a small percentage is synthesized by the body itself. 2.What is hyperlipidemia? Dyslipidemia refers to high cholesterol (TC) and/or triglycerides (TG) or low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in the blood, commonly known as hyperlipidemia. 3.What are the dangers of dyslipidemia? Blood lipids are an important substance in the human body and have many very important functions, but they should not exceed a certain range. If there are too many lipids, they will be deposited on the walls of blood vessels and gradually form small plaques (“atherosclerosis”). These “plaques” will increase in size and gradually block the blood vessels, slowing down the blood flow and interrupting it in severe cases. If this happens in the heart – causing coronary heart disease; in the brain – causing stroke; if it happens in the kidneys – causing renal arteriosclerosis and kidney failure. 4.Who is prone to get dyslipidemia? People with a family history of hyperlipidemia; obese people; middle-aged and elderly people; people with a long-term high-sugar diet; postmenopausal women; long-term smokers and alcoholics; people who are accustomed to sitting still; people with irregular life, emotional excitement and mental tension; people with liver and kidney diseases, diabetes, hypertension and other diseases. 5.Importance of blood lipid check Since there are still many people who are not aware of the danger of high blood lipid, plus there are no symptoms of high blood lipid itself, therefore, many people discover high blood lipid unintentionally. As a precaution, if you have the following conditions, such as a family history of high blood lipids, obesity, high blood pressure, yellow skin tumor or existing coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, middle-aged or old age, postmenopausal women, or a long-term high-sugar diet, please have your blood lipids checked early. Ordinary people: check your blood lipids once every 2 years; people over 40 years old: check your blood lipids once a year; high-risk groups and patients with high blood lipids: review your blood lipids regularly according to your doctor’s instruction. (1) Principles of regulating dietary structure: limit the intake of foods rich in fat and cholesterol; choose low-fat foods (vegetable oil, sour milk); increase vitamins and fibers (fruits, vegetables, bread and cereals) (2) Foods that can lower blood lipid foods: garlic (eat 1~2 pieces of sweet and sour garlic in the morning on an empty stomach), ginger, eggplant, hawthorn, persimmon, black fungus, milk, etc. (3) improve lifestyle: a, weight loss: obesity is excess fat, is also an external sign of atherosclerosis. b, quit smoking: nicotine and carbon monoxide in tobacco trigger and aggravate the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis. c, control alcohol: alcohol is beneficial for the human body to drink less and harmful to drink more. Wine is high in calories, more drinking aggravates obesity. d, aerobic exercise. e focus on mental health, maintain an optimistic and open-minded attitude to life. 7, drug treatment There are many drugs to adjust blood lipids, mainly divided into the following three categories: (1) statins: to lower cholesterol, such as Shu Zhe Zhi, Plagu, etc.; (2) beta: to lower triglycerides, such as Lipin lipids, etc.; (3) natural substances, effective for lowering cholesterol and triglycerides, and can raise high-density lipoprotein, with a comprehensive regulation of blood lipids, and less side effects. Drug therapy must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor and regular review of liver function and blood lipids.