Lipids is an old topic that we talk about every day, and it is even more necessary to talk about it now. In today’s era, material life is colorful, we have long escaped from the era of hunger and cold, not enough to eat, not warm to wear. However, with the affluence of life, many diseases come to us, such as the three highs we often say: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high blood fat, and now also add hyperuricemia, we need to pay attention to these risk factors. Today we talk about blood lipids. 1. Why do older people have elevated blood lipids? First of all, it is too much fatty food intake in our diet, like fried food, meat, etc. Excess fat is deposited under our skin and in our blood vessels, resulting in too much lipid in our blood. Secondly, consume too little, now people are too controlled by cell phones, indulge in cell phones, general lack of exercise, exercise awareness is weak, consume too few calories, so that the absorbed fat can not be converted into heat to be emitted. 2. What is the damage caused by elevated blood lipids in the elderly? Middle-aged and old people due to age, the natural degenerative changes in blood vessels, the brittleness of blood vessels increased, the endothelium is easy to damage; coupled with the blood triglycerides, cholesterol rise, deposited in the inner wall of the blood vessels and the formation of atherosclerosis, further damage to the endothelium of the blood vessels, the formation of a vicious circle. 3. What should I do if I find elevated blood lipids in my checkup? When elevated blood lipids are found, first of all, according to the degree of elevation, consult the doctor for lipid-lowering treatment and use lipid-lowering drugs to control the blood lipids in the normal range. Secondly, you should eat less meat, which is a cliché, but should be reminded of the patient at all times. Elderly people need to control their diet and eat less greasy food; however, sometimes elderly people need to strengthen their nutrition due to their weakness, which needs to increase some slow aerobic exercise, such as jogging, walking, playing tai chi and so on, life lies in movement, only more activities can make the body’s energy to be effectively utilized, not only to accelerate the body’s discharge of excess heat, but also to promote the metabolism, so as to keep the body in good health. We can always drink gibberellic acid or cassia seed tea, can lower blood fat, may wish to try.