In recent years, "fish oil" has attracted much attention, especially cardiovascular diseases, which have the highest incidence and become the first cause of death, and are considered by many people to be related to fish oil.
Should you eat fish oil or not?
According to relevant survey data, the number of cardiovascular diseases in China is as high as 3300 million, it has become the first cause of death in our country, and even on a global scale, it is also an important ** for disability and death.
Fish oil is a good fat, the main components of which are omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), linolenic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which have a protective effect on cardiovascular disease and can reduce the risk of atherosclerosis (which can cause cardiovascular disease).
Therefore, in real life, some people will also consume fish oil for the purpose of lowering fat。However, some people find that their blood lipid levels have not changed greatly after eating fish oil every day, does fish oil not work?
First of all, we should be clear that fish oil is a health care product, although it has a certain health care function, but a type of food, with the role of general food, suitable for specific groups of people, at the same time, in its definition, emphasizing "not for the purpose of ** disease".
However, many more people have misconceptions about fish oil, regard it as a "lipid-lowering artifact", it will definitely not work. What's more, so far, there has been no large-scale study to prove that consuming fish oil can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
In addition, you should also pay attention to the distinction that the above mentioned are health products, and they are also over-the-counter fish oil products, which belong to the category of dietary supplements.
And for fish oil products prescribed by doctorsBecause the composition, dosage and purity are different, only when a certain amount is reached, it has the effect of reducing LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.
It is clinically believed that the concentration of medicinal fish oil (omega-3 fatty acids) that is beneficial to cardiovascular protection should reach more than 90%, which is incomparable to that of health care product fish oil. Therefore, there is a big difference between the two, and we must not treat it as a drug ** disease and delay the condition.
If you want to adjust your blood lipid levels in your lifeIt is recommended that you start by improving your lifestyle, through a balanced diet, moderate exercise, quitting smoking and alcohol, maintaining a good attitude, adequate sleep, etc., so that the body is in a healthy range, which is beneficial to the condition.
As for the choice of drugs, we must follow the doctor's advice, carry out scientific and reasonable lipid reduction, and do not reduce, discontinue, or change drugs without permission to avoid aggravating the condition. Other health care products, if they need to be supplemented, should be treated correctly, and cannot replace real lipid-lowering drugs.