Hello hyperlipidemia patients: When you first learned of your abnormal lipid metabolism, did you think and realize that diet therapy is the foundation of hyperlipidemia treatment, in addition to the various lipid-lowering medications your doctor recommended? Remember: diet therapy must be administered first, regardless of whether you take any medication. Medication should only be used when diet is not effective or when the patient cannot tolerate it. Dietary control should also be observed while taking lipid-lowering medications to enhance their efficacy. 1.Reducing fat intake is the basis of calorie control. Reduce animal fats such as lard, fatty pork, butter, fatty sheep, fatty cattle, fatty duck, fatty goose, etc. These foods have too much saturated fatty acids, fat is easily deposited on the walls of blood vessels, increasing the viscosity of blood, saturated fatty acids can promote cholesterol absorption and liver cholesterol synthesis, so that serum cholesterol levels rise. Excessive long-term intake of saturated fatty acids can raise triglycerides, and has accelerated blood clotting effect, promoting thrombosis. Scientists found that the Eskimos of Greenland in the Arctic Circle live by fish hunting, and the mortality rate of coronary heart disease among them is only 5.3%, much lower than the 35% of the Danes. The food they ate was low in saturated fatty acids and high in polyunsaturated fatty acids, containing mainly 20-carbon-5-enoic acid (EPA) and 22-carbon-6-enoic acid (DHA). They are found in the fish oil of marine fish. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are able to move the fatty acid profile of the blood in a healthy direction, reduce platelet coagulation and increase the anticoagulant effect. DHA can lower blood lipids and protect the nervous system. Therefore, it is advocated to eat more sea fish to protect the cardiovascular system and lower blood lipids. When cooking, vegetable oils should be used, such as soybean oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, tea oil, sesame oil, etc. Of course, olive oil is also good, just a little more expensive. 2.Limit the intake of cholesterol. Cholesterol is an essential substance for the human body, but too much intake is indeed harmful. The cholesterol in the diet should not exceed 300 mg per day, and foods containing high cholesterol, such as animal offal, egg yolk, fish roe, squid and other foods, should be avoided. Plant sterols exist in rice, wheat, corn, canola and other plants, and plant sterols are free in vegetable oils, which do have a cholesterol-lowering effect, while soybean sterols in soybeans have a significant role in lowering blood lipids. Advocate to eat more soy products. 3, supply sufficient protein. The source of protein is very important, mainly from milk, eggs, lean meat, poultry should be peeled, fish and shrimp and soybeans, soy products and other foods. But the intake of plant protein should be more than 50%. 4, appropriate to reduce the intake of carbohydrates. Do not eat too much sugar and sweets, because sugar can be converted into triglycerides. Each meal should be seven or eight minutes full. Should eat more coarse grains, such as millet, oats, beans and other foods, these foods are high in fiber, with the role of lowering blood lipids. 5, eat more food rich in vitamins, inorganic salts and fiber. Should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, they contain vitamin C, inorganic salts and more fiber, can reduce triglycerides, promote cholesterol excretion. Lipid-lowering foods can be used, such as sour milk, garlic, green tea, hawthorn, green beans, onions, shiitake mushrooms, mushrooms, flat mushrooms, golden needle mushrooms, fungus, silver fungus, monkey head and other foods. In recent years, it has been found that mushrooms are rich in “shiitake”. Scholars have done experiments that when people eat animal fats, there is a temporary increase in blood cholesterol. When people ate mushrooms at the same time, they found that the cholesterol in the blood did not increase, but decreased slightly, and it did not affect the digestion of fat. Foreign scholars believe that ingredients such as fungus and shiitake mushrooms are commonly used in Chinese cuisine as a scientific method of side dishes. Hawthorn, peanuts, tamari, radish, corn, kelp, tofu, milk, soybeans and other foods have the effect of lowering blood lipids. To avoid alcohol, wine can inhibit lipoproteinase, which can promote the synthesis of endogenous cholesterol and triglycerides, leading to elevated blood lipids. To use the cooking methods of steaming, boiling, stewing, blanching and boiling, adhere to a diet with less salt, less than 6 grams of salt per day.