Total cholesterol is low, here are some things to know

Low total cholesterol is relatively common. It is related to many reasons, especially the influence of diet. A diet that is too light may also lead to low total cholesterol. Total cholesterol is also very harmful to the human body and may cause disease infection.

1. What are the dangers of low total cholesterol?

1. Low total cholesterol is usually caused by an unbalanced diet. Total cholesterol plays an important role in human physiological activities, reproduction, etc. Malnutrition and low total cholesterol are bound to affect the healthy development of the human body.

2.Total cholesterol also plays an important role in the human immune system. Only with the cooperation of total cholesterol can it accomplish its three major functions of defending against infection, self-stabilization and immune surveillance. Therefore, low total cholesterol will reduce a person's immune function, leading to the occurrence of infectious diseases, etc.

3. Total cholesterol is even more important for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive. Because total cholesterol is involved in the formation of cells and cell membranes, it plays an invaluable role in the permeability of biological membranes, the insulating properties of nerve myelin sheaths, and protecting cells from the invasion of some toxins.

2. What to eat if total cholesterol is low

When the total cholesterol is low, you can eat some high-cholesterol foods. Foods with high cholesterol content include: egg yolks, fish roe, animal brains, animal liver and kidneys, cuttlefish (squid), crab roe, crab paste, etc. Crabs are high in cholesterol. Every 100 grams of crab meat contains 235 mg of cholesterol, and every 100 grams of crab roe contains 460 mg of cholesterol. Pork liver contains a high level of cholesterol. According to analysis, every 100 grams of pork liver contains about 368 mg of cholesterol. Therefore, when we choose these foods, we can eat some of them appropriately, but we must be moderate, otherwise, it will cause high total cholesterol.

3. Non-pathological low

Some non-pathological factors, such as malnutrition, anemia, intake of drugs containing vitamin C, heparin, kanamycin, etc.; long-term high-fat diet, high-calorie diet and genetic factors, lack of exercise, mental work, mental stress, etc. can also cause changes in total cholesterol values.

There are many reasons for high total cholesterol. Most of them are due to damage to liver cells, abnormal liver function, and obstruction of bile excretion, which leads to increased total cholesterol. Elevated total cholesterol is commonly seen in hepatitis patients. When liver cells are severely damaged due to cirrhosis or severe hepatitis, the total cholesterol in the blood will increase.