High cholesterol content in blood can cause arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease and so on. Seriously endanger the health of patients, and even cause life-threatening. Dr. Tian and Dr. Jiang Qinhe from People's Hospital of yongcheng city, China introduced that besides medication, dietotherapy can also be used to reduce blood cholesterol, and extracted the following main foods (Volume 7 of Chinese Physiotherapy,No. 10, 1999).

Fish: Fish contains a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce the cholesterol content in the blood. According to the survey data, fishermen often eat fish, and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases is much lower than that of people who eat meat instead of fish.

Milk and yogurt: Milk is rich in lactic acid, which can inhibit the total amount of cholesterol synthesized by the liver. Yogurt contains not only lactic acid, but also 3-3 hydroxy -3 methylglutaric acid, which is an ideal product for lowering cholesterol. Old people often drink milk, which can not only lower blood cholesterol, but also supplement calcium and prevent osteoporosis.

Soybean: The oil content of soybean is about 20%, and the unsaturated fatty acid content in soybean oil is high. Eating soybeans and bean products often and eating less fat and animal oil can reduce the blood cholesterol content.

Red pepper: Lycopene contained in red pepper can effectively lower blood cholesterol.

Tea: Tea can lower blood cholesterol and prevent arteriosclerosis, especially drinking a cup of green tea after getting up in the morning can not only replenish the water lost at night, but also reduce blood cholesterol.

Wax gourd: Wax gourd has high water content, low heat production, no fat, low sodium content and good diuretic effect. It can not only promote fat consumption and achieve the goal of losing weight, but also reduce blood cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular diseases. It is an ideal food for obese people and people with high cholesterol.

Onion and garlic: Experiments show that both onion and garlic can reduce the deposition of cholesterol on the blood vessel wall. Eating onions and garlic two hours after eating greasy food can lower cholesterol in the blood.

Kelp: Kelp contains a lot of iodine and magnesium, which plays a certain role in preventing arteriosclerosis and lipid deposition on blood vessel wall.

Mushrooms and Auricularia: Scientists at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine found that mushrooms and Auricularia can slow down the natural trend of blood clots. Because people in China often eat dishes made of mushrooms and fungus, the number of people suffering from coronary heart disease is much lower than that in some European and American countries.

Corn: More than 50% of the fat contained in corn is linoleic acid, which can keep cholesterol in the blood normal and prevent cholesterol from depositing on the blood vessel wall.