Why is high blood fat " the silent killer "

High blood lipids, also called hyperlipidemia, it refers to human body fat metabolic abnormalities induced by elevated blood lipids, or lipid levels lipid changes beyond the normal range.

Common high blood lipid changes of one or more of the following: ( 1) abnormal index of serum total cholesterol levels increased; ( 2) serum glycerin three greases level; ( 3) the serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol level abnormal decrease. In fact, the serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol to replace serum total cholesterol is more accurate, because the level of total cholesterol lipid roughly reflect all lipoprotein level.

The harm of high blood lipid

Hyperlipidemia is one of the modern " civilization diseases. With the lives of the prime increase, high protein, high fat diet plus exercise opportunities, reduce blood fat, because no burning and accumulation leading to high blood lipid. Hyperlipidemia is led to the culprit of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, high incidence, in China there are about 90000000 people suffering from high blood fat. Hyperlipidemia is very dangerous, known as a "silent killer ". This is because it is not easy to catch, awareness rate of only 25%. High blood lipids in early and mild almost without any feeling, its pathogenicity is a very slow process, often from the young even infant period began, because of the lack of feeling uncomfortable, often can not be found in time.

High lipid damage is accelerated by systemic atherosclerosis, because all vital organs should rely on arterial blood supply, oxygen, once the artery was atherosclerotic plaque clogging, will lead to serious consequences. Arteriosclerosis of renal failure, are closely related with hyperlipidemia. A lot of research data shows, hyperlipidemia is stroke, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, independent and significant risk factors. In addition, hyperlipidemia and promote hypertension, glucose intolerance, diabetes is an important risk factor. Hyperlipidemia can also lead to fatty liver, cirrhosis, cholelithiasis, pancreatitis, fundus hemorrhage, blindness, peripheral vascular disease, claudication, hyperuricemia. If the blockage of eye fundus blood vessel, will lead to decreased visual acuity, blindness; if occurring in the kidney, can be caused by renal artery sclerosis, renal failure; occurring in the lower limbs, limb necrosis, ulcers and so will appear. In addition, hyperlipidemia can induce lead to male sexual dysfunction, Alzheimer's disease. Research has demonstrated that, in patients with high blood lipids, blood lipid levels decreased 1%, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease mortality can be decreased by 2%, therefore, reduce the level of lipids is the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is an important and effective means of.

How lipid level determination

Determination of serum lipid levels, must have an empty for more than 12 hours from forearm venous blood, also need to pay attention to in the fasting before a meal and with high fat diet. On the " normal value " ( lipids appropriate level ) range, the current international there is no absolute standard, it varies with different periods, regions and ethnicity vary. In 1997 the cardiovascular society with reference to international standards, China 's normal lipid standards: ( 1)≤ 200mg/dl or total cholesterol low density lipoprotein cholesterol ( 2)≤ 120mg/dl, serum triglyceride≤ 150mg/dl ( 3), high density lipoprotein cholesterol≥ 35mg/dl. If the first, 2 to one ( with or without third ) abnormalities, need 2-3 weeks later, the result still exceeds the standard, can be diagnosed with hyperlipidemia. Serum total cholesterol was ≥ 200mg/dl≤ 220mg/dl, called borderline high blood fat.

Hyperlipidemia is the human body constitutes fat cholesterol, neutral lipids, i.e. triglycerides caused by high. Hyperlipidemia is the most terrible place is in an examination before, most have no symptoms, often is because hyperlipidemia induced vascular sclerosis, or diseases such as hypertension after the discovery, is caused by the heart disease death very important reason.

Some patients before the onset of, can visually see some clues, which more particularly, severe hyperlipidemia especially congenital patients, easy in the eyelids, eyes, elbow, hip, heel peripheral parts appear yellow fat ball.

Therefore, regular physical examination for early treatment of early detection is very important. Because at present there are still many people on high lipid risk awareness, further heightening the lipid itself does not have what symptom, therefore, many people were accidentally discovered in high blood lipids. As a precautionary measure, when you have the following situations, such as high blood lipid family history, obesity, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cutaneous xanthoma or existing stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, older, postmenopausal women, long-term high-carbohydrate diet, please early lipid screening. Ordinary people: every 2 years once lipids; 40 years of age or older people: every year 1 times of lipids; high-risk groups and patients with high blood lipids: doctor guidance regularly lipids.