Why do patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia still have high blood pressure and blood lipids after they stop eating pickles and bacon?

Frugality is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation and has been praised by people for thousands of years. Extravagance and waste have always been despised by people. But everyone should understand one thing: healthy eating is not a waste, and seeing a doctor is even less a waste.

I once met a patient in his sixties. The patient was quite frugal and felt that fresh vegetables were expensive, so he couldn't bear to eat them. He often ate pickles and pickled vegetables. He also liked to eat pickled meat when he ate meat, under the pretext that salted meat went well with rice and saved vegetables. During the physical examination, it was found that the patient's blood pressure and blood lipids were high. The doctor advised the patient to eat less pickled food, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and take medicine on time. After returning home, the patient did abstain from food, stopped eating pickles and pickled meat, and ate more staple foods instead. Later, the patient went to the hospital for treatment because of dizziness and numbness on one side of the limbs. After examination, it was found that the patient's blood pressure and blood lipids were higher, and the carotid artery was severely stenotic, requiring surgical treatment.

After questioning, it was found that the patient did not follow the doctor's advice and take the medicine on time. After taking the medicine for a period of time, the patient found that there was no obvious discomfort in the body. In order to save money, he began to take the medicine intermittently, and later simply stopped taking the medicine, wanting to cure the disease by changing his lifestyle. The patient's blood pressure and blood lipids are high. Nifedipine controlled-release tablets and statins can stabilize the patient's blood pressure, regulate blood lipids, protect blood vessels, and reduce the risk of carotid stenosis. At this time, the lifestyle has limited therapeutic effect on the disease, and it cannot lower blood pressure and regulate blood lipids in time. What's more, the patient's dietary principles are still wrong.

A healthy diet means low salt, low oil, and low fat, and eating more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, and a balanced diet. Not eating pickles and pickled meat does reduce salt intake, but eating more staple foods will increase carbohydrate intake. Carbohydrates are absorbed in the body in the form of sugar, and more sugar will increase the cholesterol content in the body. Cholesterol is the raw material of plaques. The more cholesterol, the longer and larger the plaques, and the more severe the carotid stenosis.

Saving small money will cost big money, but you can't save money on medical treatment. It is recommended that patients follow the doctor's advice, take medicine on time, adhere to the correct dietary principles in daily life, eat more vegetables, fruits and whole grains, eat fish once or twice a week, and eat less or no bacon, sausage and other foods.