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bout the functions of health food in China. This article briefly introduces the effect of high blood liquid, the attention should be paid when using health food for assisting in lowering blood lipid and the commo
nly used ingredients of this type of health food.
1. What are the effects of high blood lipid?
Blood lipids are essential for the metabolism of cells, but excessive blood lipids can cause great health risks to human body. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is now one of the three major causes that affecting the lifespan of Chinese people.
The elevated total cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol can cause a series of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. When the LDL cholesterol in human body exceeds the normal level, it will deposit on the blood vessel wall through the vascular endothelium, thereby forming an atherosclerotic plaque. Plaques can cause stenosis and occlusion of blood vessels, and plaques may fall off at any time to form emboli, blocking the distal artery and causing ischemic stroke. In addition, hyperlipidemia is closely related to hypertension and diabetes. High blood pressure accelerates atherosclerosis, and atherosclerosis increases blood pressure. A 15-year prospective study of diabetes in the UK (UKPDS) identified the increase of LDL was the highest risk factors for patients with type 2 diabetes to be exposed to cardiovascular disease.
2. What should consumers pay attention when using health food for assisting in lowering blood lipid?
(1) Like health food for alleviating physical fatigue, children and adolescents are not suitable for consuming this type of health food.
(2) Consumers should pay attention to the illegal propaganda terms, such as anti- atherosclerosis, protecting cardiomyocytes, losing weight, preventing blood coagulation, preventing cerebral hemorrhage & cerebral thrombosis, preventing senile dementia, lowering blood viscosity, accelerating blood circulation and alleviating fatigue, etc. The above-mentioned terms have all been nationally recognized by SAMR as illegal when advertising health food for assisting in lowering blood lipid.
3. What are the commonly used raw materials of health food for assisting in lowering blood lipid?
Ginkgo biloba leaf, Hawthorn, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Cassia seed, Propolis, Radix salvia, Red yeast
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