High total cholesterol

The phenomenon of high total cholesterol troubles many people. Some friends will say that they are not fat, so why do they have high total cholesterol? In fact, this has nothing to do with fat or thin. Total cholesterol refers to the sum of cholesterol contained in all lipoproteins in the human blood, so don’t think that you will not have high total cholesterol if you are slim.

High total cholesterol can also cause complications such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and high blood pressure, so it should be taken seriously by everyone. Patients with high total cholesterol should pay special attention to their diet. Try to eat less fatty meat, animal oil, or animal offal and other foods with high saturated fat content. Try to eat lighter foods. Oatmeal, soybeans, fish, fungus, corn and other foods are all good choices. You may as well eat more of them.

Total cholesterol refers to the sum of cholesterol contained in all lipoproteins in the blood. The normal value of total cholesterol for children is 3.12-5.20 mmol/L (120-200 mg/dl), and the normal value of total cholesterol for adults is 2.86-5.98 mmol/L (110-230 mg/dl). Many people will have high total cholesterol in their examinations, so what is the reason for high total cholesterol?

The main aspects are as follows.

1. Obstructive jaundice. This indicates that the excretion of bile in the human body is obstructed, resulting in the appearance of lipoprotein-X in the blood and hypersynthesis of cholesterol in the liver, mainly an increase in free cholesterol.

2. Liver cells are damaged. When cholesterol esterification is impaired, blood cholesterol decreases. In severe cases such as cirrhosis and severe hepatitis, total blood cholesterol also decreases.

3. Improper diet. Eating too much food high in cholesterol. Excessive intake of cholesterol causes high total cholesterol, which is also one of the reasons for high total cholesterol.

These reasons lead to increased total cholesterol, which may cause heart disease, hypercholesterolemia and other diseases. You should strictly follow the guidance of a professional doctor, quit smoking, quit drinking, and strictly control high-cholesterol and high-fat foods.

How to treat high total cholesterol?

Regarding the treatment of high total cholesterol, experts from the Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center of the Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical College explained that cholesterol is an important substance that is indispensable to human tissue cells. It not only participates in the formation of cell membranes, but is also the raw material for bile acid and vitamin D. Treatment for high total cholesterol should be carried out through both diet and medication.

Treatment of high total cholesterol - dietary therapy. There are actually many foods in our daily diet that do not contain cholesterol, including nuts such as almonds and walnuts. Cereals, egg whites, fruits, jams and jellies. In addition, vegetables, peanuts, peanut butter, vegetable oils and margarine, gluten, beans and soy milk, tofu and other soy products, especially eating more fruits, which contain pectin, can also lower cholesterol.

Treatment for high total cholesterol - go to the hospital for treatment. There are many reasons for high total cholesterol, such as obstructive jaundice, liver cell damage, and improper diet. High total cholesterol can lead to hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, diabetes, cerebral thrombosis, stroke, and liver cirrhosis. High total cholesterol can cause great harm to the human body and can induce the occurrence of various diseases. Therefore, patients with high total cholesterol must go to the hospital for examination in time to find out the cause and actively treat it.

We all know the reasons for high total cholesterol, so we should pay special attention to our daily life and diet, and try to avoid high-cholesterol foods. This will control the increase of total cholesterol and provide greater protection for our health.