High total cholesterol and triglycerides in late pregnancy

Everyone knows the importance of paying attention to diet during pregnancy. The improvement of living standards has also brought many negative impacts, which must be taken seriously. During pregnancy, due to the needs of the baby, pregnant women need to supplement sufficient nutrients for the growth and development of the baby. At the same time, pregnant women may also have various problems such as high triglycerides and high blood sugar. So why is triglyceride high in late pregnancy?

What causes high triglycerides in late pregnancy?

If there are genetic factors in the family, such as parents have hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, or diabetes, you yourself may have hyperlipidemia. Pregnant women in this situation should pay attention as early as possible and have regular check-ups.

Many pregnant women, fearing nutritional deficiencies, supplement excessive amounts of high-fat, high-cholesterol foods, especially white meat and offal foods that are high in saturated fat, and they overeat at every meal. Pregnant women should avoid overdrinking and overeating, do not eat too many desserts, and eat in moderation. Eat more foods rich in dietary fiber, mainly whole grains, bran, bran, dried beans, kelp, vegetables, fruits and so on.

Many pregnant women may think that exercise or activities may cause miscarriage, so they try not to exercise or do housework as much as possible. Studies have shown that triglyceride levels in pregnant women decrease as the intensity of exercise increases. If pregnant women are active most of the time, exercising more than 13 hours a week, their blood total cholesterol and triglyceride levels are the lowest. Pregnant women who did not exercise had the highest levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides in their blood.

Emotional excitement, insomnia, overwork, irregular eating and living habits, anxiety, depression, these factors can disrupt lipid metabolism. Therefore, for the health of themselves and their fetuses, pregnant women should maintain a stable mood.

What are the symptoms of high triglycerides in pregnant women?

When a pregnant woman has mild hyperlipidemia, she generally does not feel any discomfort, but the absence of symptoms does not mean that blood sugar is not high. In addition to routine physical examinations such as B-ultrasound, it is particularly important to maintain blood sugar regularly.

In general, the symptoms of hyperlipidemia in pregnant women are mainly dizziness, fatigue, insomnia, memory loss, numbness of limbs, chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, etc., which may be confused with the clinical manifestations of other diseases. Some pregnant women have hyperlipidemia but no symptoms, and hyperlipidemia is often discovered during routine physical examinations and blood tests. In addition, if pregnant women suffer from hyperlipidemia, it is often accompanied by weight overload and obesity.

If pregnant women have been troubled by high blood lipids for a long time, the accumulation of lipids in the vascular epithelium will cause atherosclerosis, which will lead to coronary heart disease and peripheral arterial disease, mainly manifested as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, stroke and intermittent claudication (pain after physical activity).

The above analysis has already been done on why triglycerides are high in late pregnancy. Expectant mothers have always had an incorrect cognition. They are always afraid that the baby’s lack of nutrition will cause calcium deficiency or affect the child’s growth and development, so they will supplement too much protein, especially white meat, which will cause high triglycerides in pregnant women. You can have a balanced diet, eat more foods rich in dietary fiber and eat more whole grains and fruits.