What should men do if they have high blood lipids?

It is said that people tend to have three highs when they get old. What are these three highs: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids. Why is it easy to have high blood lipids in middle age or even youth? It turns out that long-term alcoholism, smoking, poor sleep quality, and lack of regular exercise lead to obesity and eventually become patients with the three highs. Especially high blood lipids, which are more common in men. So what should we do with high blood lipids? The editor has collected some information and would like to share it with you.

method:

1. Control your ideal weight

Many epidemiological data show that the average plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels of obese people are significantly higher than those of non-obese people of the same age. In addition to the obvious positive correlation between body mass index (BMI) and blood lipid levels, the distribution of body fat is also closely related to plasma lipoprotein levels. Generally speaking, people with central obesity are more likely to develop hyperlipidemia. After obese people lose weight, blood lipid disorders can also return to normal.

2. Exercise

Physical exercise can not only enhance cardiopulmonary function, improve insulin resistance and glucose tolerance, but also reduce body weight, lower plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels, and increase HDL cholesterol levels.

3. Quit smoking

Smoking can increase plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels and reduce HDL-cholesterol levels. One year after stopping smoking, plasma HDL-cholesterol can rise to the level of non-smokers, and the risk of coronary heart disease can be reduced by 50%, even close to that of non-smokers.

4. Diet therapy

Plasma lipids mainly come from food. By controlling diet, plasma cholesterol levels can be reduced by 5% to 10%, which helps with weight loss and allows lipid-lowering drugs to exert their best effects. Most patients with type III hyperlipoproteinemia can achieve this.

5. Drug treatment

Statins and resins are mainly used to lower serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.

The above is the information that the editor has collected for everyone. Patients should pay special attention to their diet and lifestyle. You can eat more low-calorie, low-fat, high-fiber foods, but don't smoke or drink too much. You should also develop good habits, go to bed early and get up early, and ensure your work and rest time, so that you can truly treat high blood lipids.