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 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 the blood flow in severe cases. If this happens in the heart – causing coronary heart disease; in the brain – will cause a stroke; if it happens in the kidneys – will cause renal arteriosclerosis, kidney failure. 4.Who are vulnerable to dyslipidemia? People with a family history of hyperlipidemia; obese people; middle-aged and elderly people; people with long-term high-sugar diet; post-menopausal women; long-term smokers and alcoholics; people who are used 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 do not know enough about the danger of high blood lipid, plus there is no symptom of high blood lipid itself, therefore, many people find 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 tumors 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. 6.Regulate blood lipid three magic weapons: adjust diet structure, improve lifestyle, and drug treatment. (1) The 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 fiber (fruits, vegetables, bread and cereals) (2) Foods with lipid-lowering effects: 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: lose weight: obesity is excess fat, but also the external signs of atherosclerosis. Quit smoking: nicotine and carbon monoxide in tobacco trigger and aggravate the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis. Control alcohol: alcohol is beneficial for the body to drink less and harmful to drink more. Alcohol is high in calories, and drinking more aggravates obesity. Aerobic exercise. Focus on mental health, maintain an optimistic and open-minded attitude towards life. 7, drug treatment At present, there are many drugs to adjust blood lipids, mainly divided into the following three categories of statins: to lower cholesterol, such as Shu drop of, Pragul, etc.; Bete class: to lower triglycerides, such as Lipin lipid, etc.; natural substances, such as blood lipid Kang to lower cholesterol and triglycerides are effective, and can raise high-density lipoprotein, has a comprehensive regulation of blood lipids, and the side effects are small. Drug treatment must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor and regular review of liver function and blood lipids.