What are "degreasing" foods?
Whenever people face a lavish dining table, savoring delicacies and feasting on meat, they often overlook some fruits and vegetables. In fact, these fruits and vegetables are all hailed as "cholesterol-lowering medicines" on the dining table.
Cucumber
Cucumber: Crispy and delicious, it has the effects of clearing heat, quenching thirst, and promoting urination. The cellulose it contains can promote the excretion of food waste from the intestines, thereby reducing cholesterol absorption.
Cucumber also contains a substance called "malic acid," which can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat in the body, and has the effects of weight loss and regulating lipid metabolism.
Eggplant: Contains a variety of vitamins, especially purple eggplant which contains more vitamin P, which can enhance cell adhesion and improve microvascular elasticity. Medical research shows that eggplant can lower cholesterol and prevent vascular damage caused by hyperlipidemia, and can assist in the treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis and other diseases.
Mung Bean
Mung Bean: A great summer product for clearing summer heat, it has the effects of lowering blood lipids, protecting the heart, and preventing coronary heart disease. Animal experiments have shown that mung beans can effectively lower serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein, and significantly reduce coronary atherosclerotic lesions. Clinical practice has also proved that high blood lipid patients who eat an appropriate amount of mung beans daily have a significant effect in lowering cholesterol.
Shiitake Mushroom: Has the effects of promoting digestion, removing fat, and lowering blood pressure. The cellulose it contains can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, prevent constipation, and reduce cholesterol absorption in the intestines. Shiitake mushrooms also contain nucleic acid substances such as shiitake xanthine, which can promote cholesterol decomposition. Regular consumption of shiitake mushrooms can lower total cholesterol and triglycerides.
Sweet Potato: Nutritional research has found that moderate consumption of sweet potatoes can prevent lipid deposition in the cardiovascular system, prevent atherosclerosis, reduce subcutaneous fat, and avoid excessive obesity. It should be noted that excessive intake of sweet potatoes can increase the total calorie intake, which in turn is not conducive to lowering blood lipids.
Hawthorn: Mainly contains hawthorn acid, citric acid, fat-decomposing acid, vitamin C, flavonoids, carbohydrates and other ingredients, it has the effects of dilating blood vessels, improving microcirculation, lowering blood pressure, and promoting cholesterol excretion to lower blood lipids. Hawthorn is an acidic food, so it should not be eaten on an empty stomach, nor should it be eaten in excess for a long time. It is best to eat it after meals.
Apple: A foreign study has shown that eating one apple a day can reduce the risk of death from coronary heart disease by half, which is attributed to the flavonoids contained in apples. Flavonoids are a natural antioxidant that plays an anti-atherosclerotic role by inhibiting the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein. In addition, the pectin in apples can also lower cholesterol levels, which is beneficial for preventing atherosclerosis. Although the causes of obesity vary from person to person, traditional Chinese medicine believes that obesity is caused by the uneven discharge of liver water, the spleen and stomach being affected, the non-transportation of water and dampness, and the stagnation of phlegm and fat. Therefore, it should start from diet therapy to regulate the body's functions.