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The article was professionally consulted by Cardiologist - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Phu Quoc International General Hospital.Fatty blood is one of the most common diseases today. In particular, an unreasonable diet, excess substances, and lack of exercise are the leading causes of obesity and high blood fat. Dyslipidemia or hyperlipidemia, if not treated promptly, will cause many dangerous complications to health.
1. What is Fatty Blood Disease?
Fatty blood is also known as high blood fat or dyslipidemia. Normally, there is always a certain percentage of fat in the blood. This rate is assessed by the test indexes of triglycerides , cholesterol ...When you have fatty blood, these indexes will be higher than the allowed level. In particular, high cholesterol is the characteristic of dyslipidemia.
Trắc nghiệm: Bạn có hiểu đúng về huyết áp cao không?
Huyết áp cao còn được gọi là kẻ giết người thầm lặng vì bệnh thường không có triệu chứng. Thiếu hụt kiến thức về huyết áp cao có thể làm cho tình trạng bệnh trở nên trầm trọng hơn. Dưới đây là những câu hỏi trắc nghiệm vui giúp bạn hiểu đúng về bệnh cao huyết áp.2. Causes of fatty blood
High blood fat often occurs in middle-aged subjects. However, now due to the influence of very unhealthy lifestyle, the age of patients with fatty blood is tending to be younger. Fatty blood disease can occur due to the following main reasons:
Unscientific nutrition Using too much fat in daily meals is the leading cause of fatty blood disease. In which, beef, veal, pork, eggs, milk... contain a lot of saturated fat. Canned foods, foods containing coconut oil, palm oil, butter, cocoa are also high in fat. If you regularly use these foods, you will have a high risk of developing fatty blood disease.
Obesity Obesity causes high levels of cholesterol in the blood. In particular, the amount of excess fat is often concentrated mainly in the abdomen instead of in the hips or thighs. Obesity causes the concentration of HDL - good cholesterol to decrease and the concentration of LDL - cholesterol to increase, leading to the risk of fatty blood.
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Effect of age and gender Females aged 15-45 years have lower triglyceride levels than men. However, when women begin to enter menopause, triglyceride and bad cholesterol levels in women will increase and increase the risk of strong atherosclerosis. The reason is because the change in the hormone Estrogen will affect the fat metabolism and directly affect the blood vessels.
Inactivity When the body is inactive, it will increase bad lipoprotein levels and reduce good cholesterol levels. Therefore, sedentary, often lying or sitting in one place, the risk of fatty blood is very high.
Regular stress, stress Stress, pressure is also one of the main culprits causing fatty blood. The reason is that, when the body is tired, the pressure will tend to eat more and be sedentary, lazy to exercise. In addition, some people also have a habit of using alcohol, stimulants that cause high cholesterol levels in the blood.
Regularly smoke tobacco Smoking causes the level of good cholesterol in the body to decrease sharply, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Genetic factors High blood fats can also be caused by genetic factors. If you have grandparents or parents with high cholesterol, you are also at higher risk of having high cholesterol.
Effects from other diseases Some diseases such as diabetes, decreased activity of the thyroid gland also cause the amount of fat in the blood to increase higher.
3. Recognizing symptoms of fatty blood disease
Fatty blood has no obvious symptoms, so it is often difficult for patients to recognize. In many cases, patients only find out they have fatty blood during routine health check-ups or the disease has progressed to a severe stage. In particular, hyperlipidemia in young people is often more secretive and difficult to recognize than high cholesterol in the elderly.
When suffering from dyslipidemia, the patient may appear symptoms such as headache, dizziness, dizziness, chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath... The disease develops to the final stage. will cause dangerous symptoms such as: high blood pressure, heart attack, atherosclerosis ...
Some cases have a yellow rash under the skin: the skin has small blisters, shiny surface, yellow, growing a lot on the skin of the face, elbows, thighs, heels, back, chest... as big as fingertips, no pain, no itching.
4. Measures to prevent fatty blood disease
Fatty blood, if detected early, the patient can change the scientific diet, exercise regularly to reduce the concentration of fat in the blood. If the disease progresses to a stage, the treatment will be much more difficult and complicated. In addition, dyslipidemia, if not properly and definitively treated, will easily recur. To effectively prevent high cholesterol, you should follow the following measures:
Control your body weight and maintain it at a reasonable level. Limit the use of saturated fat, red meats such as pork, beef, veal... Should use foods containing many beneficial fats. Eat lots of green vegetables, fresh fruits to add fiber and minerals to the body. Avoid alcohol, tobacco, stimulants... Do not eat a lot of protein, eat late or eat too much because it will cause indigestion, cholesterol is deposited on strong walls. Vinmec International General Hospital offers a screening package for diabetes and dyslipidemia to help customers control their weight appropriately and prevent unhealthy blood fats.
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