Lipids are generally referred to in medicine as blood lipids, and the difference between lipids and cholesterol is that lipids contain cholesterol.
Lipids is a general term for neutral fats and lipids in plasma, where neutral fats include serum cholesterol and triglycerides, and lipids include phospholipids, glycolipids, steroids, and steroids, etc. Therefore, the difference between lipids and cholesterol is that lipids contain cholesterol, and cholesterol belongs to the part of lipids, but lipids are not all cholesterol.
In addition, if there is elevated blood cholesterol suggesting the presence of hypercholesterolemia, it can also be called hyperlipidemia, but elevated lipids do not necessarily mean elevated blood cholesterol.
When total cholesterol is found to be elevated, attention should be paid to controlling cholesterol intake as much as possible, choosing low-fat and low-cholesterol foods, such as leeks, celery, spinach, cabbage, cucumber, fish, lean meat, etc., and avoiding high-fat and high cholesterol foods, such as animal offal, fatty meats, and fried foods. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, strengthen exercise, quit smoking and drinking, and lose weight or control weight.
It is recommended to go to the hospital when there is a suspected dyslipidemia and ask the doctor to make a judgment. For more information on the health of food, consult a nutritionist for scientific and reasonable consumption under the guidance of a doctor.