How to treat hyperlipidemia? Take a look at these related questions first

Hypertension is a common disease among many elderly people nowadays, but clinically many people do not know or understand this disease, which leads to differences in the treatment of hypertension. In fact, high blood lipids and high blood pressure are mostly caused by diet. The statement that thin people are not prone to high blood pressure is not completely correct. Although high blood lipids are indeed related to diet, high blood lipids can also occur in thin people. This is because poor blood circulation leads to increased cholesterol, which causes high blood lipids. In addition, what everyone judges as blood viscosity is high blood lipids, and taking health supplements can truly lower blood lipids. These ideas are not really correct. Although some of the answers are scientifically based, they also need to be judged based on the individual's actual situation.

High blood lipid question 1 : Is high blood lipid caused by diet? Aren’t thin people less likely to suffer from high blood lipids?

[Correct answer] Hyperlipidemia is indeed closely related to diet, because most of the triglycerides in blood lipids are obtained from the diet. When eating a lot of fatty foods, the triglyceride level in the body increases significantly; if you eat too many carbohydrates, especially refined grains, it will also cause blood sugar to rise, and then synthesize more triglycerides. Fat people have a good appetite, eat a lot, and don’t like to exercise, so they are more likely to suffer from high blood lipids.

But this does not mean that thin people are less likely to suffer from high blood lipids. Most of the cholesterol in blood lipids is produced endogenously, so the increase in cholesterol is not entirely related to diet, but also has a lot to do with people's genes and individual differences. Even if thin people do not consume much, if they synthesize more themselves, it will cause increased blood lipids, especially increased cholesterol.

Therefore, high blood lipids are not entirely caused by diet, but are also related to genes and individual differences. The chance of thin people suffering from high blood lipids is also quite high.

Hyperlipidemia question 2: Does thick blood mean high blood lipids?

[Correct answer] There is no such thing as blood viscosity clinically. This is a popular term for increased blood lipids among ordinary people, which is equivalent to blood viscosity. The main factors affecting blood viscosity are: blood cell factors, such as the number, size, and shape of blood cells, red blood cell deformability, platelet function, etc.

High blood lipid question 3 : Can taking health supplements really help lower blood lipids?

[Correct answer] One thing that needs to be made clear is that when blood lipids are high, you must take lipid-lowering drugs as prescribed by your doctor, and you don’t need to worry too much about the side effects of lipid-lowering drugs. Health supplements cannot replace medicines. You need to consult a doctor before deciding whether to take them. Many patients with hyperlipidemia like to control blood lipids through diet therapy. For example, drinking a cup of Tanghuoma ecological tea in the morning and evening, which contains nine herbal Chinese medicinal ingredients such as hemp seed, mulberry, kudzu root, guava fruit, cassia seed, radish seed, black fungus, polygonatum, and sophora japonica seed, can also help relieve hyperlipidemia, but it is recommended to stagger drinking while insisting on taking the medication.

Hyperlipidemia question 4: How long after blood lipids return to normal can I stop taking the medicine?

[Correct answer] For normal people who only have high blood lipids but no other risk factors, after their blood lipids return to normal, they can stop taking lipid-lowering drugs for a period of time and check their blood lipid indicators regularly on the basis of maintaining a healthy lifestyle such as a reasonable diet and proper exercise.

However, if you also have other diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, or risk factors such as obesity and smoking, you should never stop taking lipid-lowering drugs.

Hyperlipidemia question 5: Are the lipid-lowering standards the same for different populations?

[Correct answer] They are indeed different. The normal values ​​on general test reports are for normal people, but if you smoke, are obese, have high blood pressure, diabetes, or cerebrovascular disease, you should determine the blood lipid control target based on the specific situation and the risk stratification of the disease.

Hyperlipidemia Question 6 : Why are the lipid-lowering standards for smokers more stringent?

[Correct answer] Studies have shown that smoking increases the risk of coronary heart disease, and the lipid-lowering standards are formulated based on the risk stratification of coronary heart disease. The more risk factors there are, the greater the possibility of coronary heart disease. Therefore, the lipid-lowering requirements are also stricter. It is best to actively quit smoking for the sake of your health.