How to prevent hyperlipidemia

Thin people can also get fatty blood if they eat a lot of red meat, fried foods, salt, drink alcohol and are lazy to exercise.

RDyslipidemia is the leading dangerous disease in modern life. The disease leads to many dangerous complications such as high blood pressure, myocardial infarction, stroke, etc., but has not been prevented and treated properly. Many people believe that only overweight and obese people get the disease. In fact, thin people are also at risk of high blood lipids if they maintain an unhealthy lifestyle. Recent statistics from the Institute of Nutrition show that 29% of Vietnamese adults have dyslipidemia, of which the urban population accounts for nearly half. However, the disease is easy to prevent if you follow the principles below.

Exercise

Among the 30% of adults with dyslipidemia, most are office workers who sit a lot and have little exercise.Exercise will helpconsume excess energy, reduce bad cholesterol in the blood.Intense physical exercise that causes a lot of sweating may not reduce fat as well as light but regular exercise for 30 minutes a day.

Exercising at least 30 minutes a day helps reduce the risk of high blood fat.

Quit alcohol and tobacco

According to the report of the Vietnam Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Association (VBA), in 2015, Vietnamese people consumedconsumes up to 3.4 billion liters of beer and up to 15 million men smoke cigarettes.Abusing stimulants will increase bad cholesterol levels, which will accumulate in the artery walls over time, forming atherosclerotic plaques, narrowing blood vessels and causing myocardial and cerebral ischemia. Quitting or limiting alcohol and tobacco is the best way to prevent the risk of myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, etc.

Limit harmful fats

Saturated fats found in animal fats, organs, coconut oil, palm oil, etc. increase cholesterol. You should use beneficial fats such as olive oil, peanuts, sesame, sunflower oil, etc. The daily menu should also limit foodsFried, steamed, boiled or grilled instead.

Saturated fat found in animal fat, coconut oil, palm oil… increases cholesterol.

Limit red meat

Red meats such as beef, horse, buffalo, lamb contain a lot of cholesterol, if eaten too much will increase blood fat. You should choose lean meats, white meat, skinless poultry. Sea fish (salmon, tuna, sardines, mackerel, etc.) are good for health and should be used more in meals.

Limit fast food

Life is busy but do not abuse fast food, carbonated soft drinks if you do not want to gain weight quickly, excess energy. Practice saying no to delicious dishes sold at fast food stores.

Add more green vegetables

The diet should include more green vegetables and fruits to supplement fiber and vitamins for the body. They help limit fat and bad cholesterol in the body, thereby reducing obesity and blood fat.Spices such as garlic, onions, chives, celery, bean sprouts... have biological activity to reduce blood cholesterol and lower blood pressure and should also be added to daily meals.

Avoid eating late at night and reduce salt intake.

Reducing salt intake helps reduce the risk of high blood pressure.

You should not eat dinner too late, especially with meals rich in protein, making it difficult for the body to digest, increasing cholesterol levels.When cooking, you should eat bland food instead of too salty food because adding less salt helps reduce the risk of high blood pressure.

Use herbsstabilize blood lipids

Besides changing living habits,Patients can use herbs that have effects.stabilize blood lipidssuch as hawthorn, gynostemma pentaphyllum, lotus leaf… These are precious herbs available in folk medicine, proven to help reduce the risk of fatty liver.

According to VNE