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As soon as you hear the name hyperlipidemia, you know that it is inseparable from "fat", and many people will choose to eat less meat or even no meat in order to prevent hyperlipidemia. But did you know that even a fasting monk can get high blood lipids.
In September 2017, three days ago, my father had glaucoma surgery in the hospital in my hometown, and Zhang Lina was out of town, and my father was not available to pick him up until he was discharged from the hospital today. She went to the doctor to ask about her father's condition, and after the doctor finished talking to her, he paused for a while and asked, "Do you have high blood lipids?" Zhang Lina frowned and replied suspiciously: "How is it possible, I don't usually like to eat meat, and there is nothing wrong with my body, how can I have high blood lipids?"
The ophthalmologist looked at her face and suggested that she go for a lipid check. Unexpectedly, as the doctor expected, Zhang Lina's blood lipids were really high. Zhang Lina stared at the numbers on the report with wide eyes, her mouth opened slightly, and she found the doctor in disbelief: "Doctor, you don't have clairvoyance, it's really a god!" The doctor waved his hand and explained to her: "How can there be such an exaggerated perspective eye, only normal people's eyes are needed." ”
It turned out that the doctor saw xanthoma under Zhang Lina's eyelids. Xanthoma is one of the symptoms of hyperlipidemia. Lipid metabolism disorders in patients with hyperlipidemia will lead to excess fat deposition in the local dermis or subcutaneous tissue, forming yellow or orange-yellow maculopapular rashes or nodules, which often appear on the eyelid skin, and are generally not painful or itchy.
Zhang Lina was puzzled by the fact that high blood lipids are not only acquired by obese people who often eat fatty meat, but how could she still get high blood lipids when she obviously doesn't touch big fish and meat? The doctor explained to her that it is not only obese people who can get high blood lipids, but smoking, age, poor eating habits, alcoholism, chronic diseases, drugs, and so on are all risk factors for high blood lipids.
But Zhang Lina was even more confused, none of the above said was consistent with her, and the doctor was confused, jokingly saying that it could also be due to genetics or physique, since it was found that high blood lipids could be controlled well.
After returning home, Zhang Lina checked the information about hyperlipidemia on the Internet and found that different people have different ability to metabolize fat. She guessed that she was born with a poor metabolism of fat, and since then she has eaten meat less often and has almost become a vegetarian.
In July 2018, Zhang Lina always felt that her head had been dizzy recently, and she couldn't lift her spirits in anything, which had affected her work and life. When she went to the hospital for a check-up, her blood lipid level was even higher than a year ago, and the doctor explained to her that her dizziness was caused by too much fat in the blood, which caused the blood to become viscous and slow down, causing insufficient blood supply to the cerebrovascular system.
The doctor prescribed atorvastatin for Zhang Lina to regulate blood lipids, Zhang Lina saw that her one-year recuperation had no effect at all, but she had to take medicine for a long time at a young age, which was unacceptable for a while, and asked the doctor to measure her blood lipids again. You can test it again, and the result is still the same.
The doctor wanted to solve Zhang Lina's doubts, so he carefully asked Zhang Lina about her eating habits in the past year, and after learning two key points, the doctor understood why.
The first is that Zhang Lina hardly eats meat. The doctor told Zhang Lina that this strict vegetarian diet not only has no effect on lipid lowering, but also leads to unbalanced nutrient intake, and the human body will have endogenous lipid metabolism disorders, also known as fat redistribution. Disruption in the process of producing, utilizing, and storing fat in the body can lead to the accumulation of fat in various body systems and organs, such as fat accumulation in the liver, which can lead to fatty liver disease.
The second is the vegetables that Zhang Lina eats. Among the vegetables that Zhang Lina often eats, the doctor found clues. He told Zhang Lina that some vegetables can raise blood lipids more than meat.
As early as a few decades ago, Chen Keji, an academician of the Department of Life Science and Medicine of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led a team to a temple to conduct blood lipid testing and analysis on all the monks in the temple, and he found that more than half of the people had high blood lipids, and even some of them had been vegetarian for up to 15 years. After a lot of research, he found that in addition to meat, there are 4 kinds of vegetables, and patients with high blood lipids are better to eat less.
1. Eggplant
Eggplant is a common vegetable in daily life, and the yield is high, the market is broad, almost all year round can be seen in the vegetable market, eggplant contains rich nutrients, can provide the human body with protein, fat, carbohydrates and other nutrients. But eggplant has a big drawback, that is, it has a strong ability to absorb oil.
Common dishes of eggplant such as braised eggplant, fish-flavored eggplant, and fried eggplant box all require a lot of cooking oil, and regular consumption of eggplant cooked with a large amount of cooking oil at high temperature is easy to make the human body consume more oil, increase the level of fat in the blood, and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
2. Beets
Sugar beet is another major source of sugar besides sugarcane and is an important sugar cash crop. This is due to the very high sugar content of sugar beets. Excessive consumption of beets increases the amount of sugar in the blood, and the increase in blood sugar also makes the blood thicker, which can aggravate changes in blood flow velocity in patients with hyperlipidemia.
Moreover, genius contains a large amount of oxalic acid, excessive consumption may cause oxalate to accumulate in the human body, affect the normal function of the gallbladder, and accelerate the formation of gallstones. Moreover, beetroot also contains nitrite, which can cause harm to the human body and affect thyroid function.
3. Potatoes
In 2020, the mainland launched the strategy of turning potatoes into a staple food, with the aim of promoting the processing of potatoes into staple foods such as steamed bread, noodles and rice noodles, and becoming a staple food in addition to rice, wheat and corn. This is because potatoes contain a lot of starch, which can meet the body's carbohydrate intake needs.
Patients with hyperlipidemia should control starch intake. Starch can be converted into sugar in the body, and if too much starch is consumed, the level of sugar in the patient's body will gradually increase, which can induce high blood sugar. At the same time, excessive carbohydrate intake can also lead to weight gain, which is not a good thing for patients with hyperlipidemia.
Fourth, toon
Toon is a spring seasonal dish, the Chinese have a long history of using toon, and toon has a therapeutic effect, ancient people would eat it to resist the external wind cold. However, patients with hyperlipidemia should pay attention to the timing of toon. Toon is a hair product that can be aggravated by consuming toon if the patient is in the midst of an attack of the disease and is accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness and headache.
Moreover, the oil content in toon is relatively high, which may lead to an increase in blood lipids. In addition, it is best to blanch the toon in boiling water before eating it to remove nitrates and nitrites in it.
Although the above vegetables may increase blood lipids to a certain extent, they will only appear under the premise of long-term and uncontrolled consumption. The nutrients contained in these vegetables cannot be ignored, and patients with hyperlipidemia should not only consider calories, but also pay attention to the nutritional value of vegetables.