When we go to the hospital for physical examination, there is one item that is often required, that is, blood lipids, the reason why we need to check blood lipids is because the occurrence of too many diseases is related to high blood lipids, such as stroke, coronary heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, pancreatitis, fatty liver and so on.
However, blood lipids are only a large category, and there are some small classifications, and when we have a physical examination, the blood lipid items to be checked include total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1), apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and other 6 items.
Some people with dyslipidemia will find that some items have an upward arrow and some items have a downward arrow when they get the examination report.
Needless to say, total cholesterol and triglycerides, we all know that if the value is higher, the greater the harm they will be to the body, but what about high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein, many people are easy to confuse, thinking that the higher the low-density lipoprotein, the better, and the lower the high-density lipoprotein, the better, in fact, this is wrong.
HDL is a type of cholesterol that is good for health, so high levels will be elevated.
As for low-density lipoprotein, it is a kind of lipoprotein particles that carry cholesterol into peripheral tissue cells, which can be oxidized into oxidized low-density lipoprotein, when low-density lipoprotein, especially oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein, is excessive, the cholesterol it carries accumulates on the arterial wall, which is easy to cause arteriosclerosis over time. For this reason, LDL is called "bad cholesterol".
So, if you find that LDL is elevated during a physical examination, you should be careful, because this cholesterol is the main culprit of atherosclerosis.
There are many reasons why LDL is elevated, and it can be genetic, it can be obesity, but today, I want to talk about diet.
Dietary habits directly determine the high or low level of LDL, if the body detects that LDL is high, try to eat less of these 4 types of food.
1. Try to drink as little as possible
Many drinkers will say, "Doctor, I usually drink a lot of alcohol, but I don't eat much other foods, and I don't even have a big fish and meat diet, why are my blood lipids so bad?"
The reason is very simple, the metabolism of alcohol is carried out in the liver, and alcohol will directly damage the liver and make fat metabolism abnormal, so people who drink alcohol for a long time often have blood lipids that are a mess, and LDL is also more likely to rise.
2. Try to eat less fried food
People who love fried food cannot control blood lipids very well, because any food that goes through the frying process will lead to an increase in fat, and these fats will lead to an increase in LDL, so if you especially love to eat fried chicken, French fries, fritters, twist and other fried foods, you should pay attention to your blood lipids.
3. Try to eat less high-sugar foods
Many people don't understand why eating high-sugar foods raises blood lipids.
The reason is very simple, after the sugar is ingested, part of it is used as a calorie, but if you consume too much sugar, these sugars will be converted into fat and stored in the body.
4. Try to eat less animal offal, fatty meat, and animal oil
We love meat because meat can provide rich high-quality protein, but not all animal meat is good for health, such as animal offal, fatty meat, or oil refined from fatty meat, if you especially love to eat these foods, then it will also lead to an increase in LDL.