We have a patient who is very thin but has very high blood lipids, including LDL cholesterol as high as 7.8 mmol/L, which makes her very distressed. What are the reasons?
First of all, it is related to heredity. If the immediate family members have high blood lipids, then the chance of their relatives having high blood lipids will be higher. This patient has “familial hypercholesterolemia,” which requires a combination of long-term lipid-lowering medications to meet the standard. In this group of people, lipids are relatively low because of good growth and metabolism when they are young. As they age, the rate of lipid clearance decreases and they are more likely to develop hyperlipidemia.
Secondly, the intake of excessive calories eat more, move less, usually fried, fatty food never abstain from eating, as always. Although some people do not eat fat, it does not mean that blood lipids will not rise. The result is that cholesterol and triglycerides accumulate in the body for a long time, slowly and easily suffer from hyperlipidemia.
Finally, other problems in the body The abnormal blood lipids in the body may also be related to other problems in the body, such as diabetes and hypertension, which lead to secondary abnormalities in blood lipids, thus leading to the occurrence of hyperlipidemia. So how do you recognize hyperlipidemia? The presence of xanthomas in the corners of the eyes or folds of the body is a common sign.
