Masifunde ngakumbi nge-cholesterol. Ngaba iya kumchaphazela umntwana wakho?

Mhlawumbi ukhe weva nge-cholesterol, akunjalo? Sihlala sicinga ngayo njengengxaki echaphazela abantu abadala kuphela. Kodwa eneneni, i-cholesterol ibaluleke kakhulu kwimpilo yabantwana bethu abancinci. Ngamanye amaxesha, nesifo sentliziyo esikhula kamva ebomini sivela ebuntwaneni. Ngoko ke, singathetha ngale nto ngokweenkcukacha namhlanje?

Yintoni i-cholesterol? Masifumanise ngqo?

Kulungile, masiqale sijonge ukuba yintoni i-cholesterol. Ngamafutshane, yinto efana ne-wax, enamafutha emizimbeni yethu. Iveliswa kakhulu sisibindi sethu. Cinga ngayo, i-cholesterol inceda ekwakheni iindonga zeeseli zethu, okanye ii-membrane zeeseli. Ayipheleli apho, ikwabalulekile ekwenzeni iihomoni ezithile, ezifana ne-estrogen kwabasetyhini kunye ne-testosterone kumadoda, kunye ne-vitamin D. Ngoku mhlawumbi ucinga, 'Owu, kwenzeka ntoni kubantwana abancinci abane-cholesterol?' Abazali abaninzi abacingi ngale nto. Kodwa, ngokutsho koogqirha, izizathu eziphambili zesifo sentliziyo ezikhula xa bekhula ngamanye amaxesha ziqala besebancinci. Oko kuthetha ukuba, ukuba inqanaba le-cholesterol yomntwana liphezulu kunexabiso elicetyiswayo ukususela ebuntwaneni, umntwana unokuba nezifo ezinzulu ezifana nesifo sentliziyo okanye i-stroke xa ekhula. Yiyo loo nto kufuneka sikhathazeke nge-cholesterol yabantwana abancinci.

Siyifumana njani i-cholesterol?

Isibindi sethu sivelisa yonke i-cholesterol efunekayo emzimbeni wethu. Nangona kunjalo, umzimba wethu ufumana i-cholesterol kwezinye zokutya esikutyayo. Oku kuyinyani ngakumbi ngokutya kwezilwanyana. Umzekelo:

• Umpakathi weqanda
• Inyama (njengenyama yenkomo , inyama yehagu)
• Inkukhu
• Ukutya kwaselwandle (okufana ne-shrimp, i-squid)
• Ubisi kunye nokutya kobisi (njengetshizi, i-ayisikhrim)

Enye into kukuba, ukuba ukutya esikutyayo kuqulethe `(Amafutha Agcweleyo)` kunye `(Amafutha Agudileyo)` amaninzi, isibindi sethu sinokuvelisa i-cholesterol engaphezulu. Ke ngoko, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba silumke malunga nokutya okunamafutha nokuqhotsiweyo. Nangona kunjalo, ukutya kwezityalo, oko kukuthi, imifuno, iziqhamo, kunye neenkozo, akuna-cholesterol konke konke. Ngoko ke ukutya ukutya okunjalo kulungele umzimba kakhulu.

Ngaba kukho iintlobo ze-cholesterol? Zithini ezo?

Ewe, i-cholesterol esegazini lethu ayihambi emzimbeni yodwa. Ihamba ngemithambo yegazi idibene neeproteni. Xa le cholesterol kunye neproteni zidityanisiwe, siyibiza ngokuba yi-`(Lipoproteins)`. Sihlala sisiva ngeentlobo ezimbini eziphambili zezi, akunjalo?

1. I-LDL (i-low-density lipoprotein) – i-cholesterol "embi"

Yile nto siyibiza ngokuba yi-cholesterol "embi". Uyazi ukuba kutheni? Le cholesterol `(LDL)` inokubekwa eludongeni lwemithambo yegazi yethu, oko kukuthi, kwimithambo yegazi. Njengokungcola okunamathela ngaphakathi kumbhobho. Ngale ndlela, iidiphozithi ezenzeka xa i-cholesterol nezinye izinto egazini ziqokelelana zibizwa ngokuba yi-`(Plaque)`.

Le `(Plaque)` ibangela ukuba imithambo yegazi iqine kancinci kancinci, inciphe, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha ide ivaleke ngokupheleleyo.

Ukuba igazi liqhekeka kwimithambo yegazi enciphileyo ngolu hlobo, kwandisa umngcipheko wokuhlaselwa yintliziyo okanye isifo sohlangothi. Oogqirha bakubiza oku ngokuba kukuqina nokuncitshiswa kwemithambo yegazi ngokuthi "i-atherosclerosis." Le meko inokunciphisa ukuhamba kwegazi ukuya kwizitho ezibalulekileyo ezifana nengqondo, amathumbu, kunye nezintso. Yiyo loo nto kubalulekile ukunciphisa amanqanaba e-cholesterol yakho "ye-LDL".

2. I-HDL (i-high-density lipoprotein) – i-cholesterol "elungileyo"

Le yinto esiyibiza ngokuba yi-cholesterol "elungileyo". Uyazi ukuba yintoni? Le cholesterol "(HDL)" isusa i-cholesterol "embi" (LDL)" kwimithambo yegazi ize iyibuyisele esibindini. Isibindi siyayiqhekeza le cholesterol size siyisuse emzimbeni. Kufana nomntu ococa imithambo yegazi yethu. Ngoko ke, ngokufutshane, ukwandisa inqanaba le-cholesterol "embi" (LDL)" emizimbeni yethu kunye nokunciphisa inqanaba le-cholesterol "elungileyo" (HDL)" kwandisa umngcipheko wokuba nesifo sentliziyo. Esifuna ukukwenza kukugcina i-"(LDL)" iphantsi kwaye iphezulu.

Zithini izizathu ze-cholesterol ephezulu?

Kukho izizathu ezithathu eziphambili zokuba amanqanaba e-cholesterol anyuke nakubantwana abancinci: 1. Ukutya: Ukutya ukutya okunamafutha amaninzi, ingakumbi amafutha agcweleyo kunye namafutha e-trans. Umzekelo, abanye abantwana badla ngokutya ukutya okuqhotsiweyo, ukutya okukhawulezayo, kunye nokutya okunencasa. Emva koko amathuba okwanda kwe-cholesterol aphezulu. 2. Ilifa: Ukuba abazali okanye amalungu osapho asondeleyo ane-cholesterol ephezulu, abantwana nabo banokuba semngciphekweni. Oko kuthetha ukuba, ukuba umama wakho, utata, okanye omnye wabantakwenu une-cholesterol ephezulu, kufuneka uqaphele ngakumbi ngomntwana wakho. 3. Ukutyeba kakhulu:I-cholesterol inokwanda xa abantwana betyeba baze batyebe kakhulu ngenxa yokutya okungenampilo kunye nokungazilolongi. Nangona kunjalo, abantwana abenza umthambo rhoqo, batya ukutya okunempilo, abangenamalungu osapho ane-cholesterol ephezulu, kwaye banobunzima obusempilweni abanamathuba amaninzi okuba ne-cholesterol ephezulu.

Uyazi njani ukuba inqanaba lakho le-cholesterol liphezulu? Zeziphi iimvavanyo ezikhoyo?

Ixesha elininzi, akukho zimpawu zicacileyo ze-cholesterol ephezulu. Eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokufumanisa kukwenza uvavanyo lwegazi. Ngokubanzi, oogqirha bacebisa ukuba bonke abantwana bahlolwe amanqanaba abo e-cholesterol kube kanye phakathi kweminyaka eli-9 neli-11 , kwaye kwakhona phakathi kweminyaka eli-17 neli-21. Nangona kunjalo, kukho amaxesha apho abanye abantwana kufuneka bahlolwe kwangethuba, nokuba sele beneminyaka emi-2. Ngawaphi la maxesha?

• Ukuba omnye wabazali okanye ilungu losapho elisondeleyo linezinga le-cholesterol elingaphezulu kwe-240 mg/dL.
• Ukuba kukho umntu kusapho onesifo sentliziyo `(Isifo sentliziyo)` ( isifo sentliziyo nesifo semithambo yegazi ) (ngaphambi kweminyaka engama-55 kwindoda, ngaphambi kweminyaka engama-65 kwibhinqa).
• Ukuba umntwana uneengxaki ezithile zempilo, umzekelo, isifo sezintso , isifo sikaKawasaki, okanye isifo samathambo esibizwa ngokuba yiJuvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
• Ukuba umntwana utyebile kakhulu, oko kuthetha ukuba utyebile kakhulu .
• Ukuba umntwana unezifo ezifana ne-`(Diabetes Mellitus)` (isifo seswekile), `(uxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu)` ( uxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu ), okanye ukuba uyatshaya (oku akubalulekanga kangako kubantwana abancinci, kodwa kunokuchaphazela ulutsha).

Ugqirha wakho angayalela uvavanyo lwegazi ukujonga amanqanaba e-cholesterol yomntwana wakho. Ngamanye amaxesha, unokucelwa ukuba uzile ukutya iiyure ezili-12 ngaphambi kovavanyo (amanzi nje alungile). Oku kubizwa ngokuba "kukuzila ukutya." Oogqirha bajonga amanqanaba e-cholesterol ngokwezikhokelo ezibekwe yi-"National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP).' Olu luhlu lwamanqanaba acetyiswayo e-"Total Cholesterol" kunye ne-"LDL Cholesterol" kubantwana kunye nolutsha oluphakathi kweminyaka emi-2 ne-18.

Ngoko ke, senza ntoni ngale nto? (Umyalezo oya nawo ekhaya)

Ndiyathemba ukuba ngoku unombono ongcono malunga ne-cholesterol kunye nokuba ibaluleke kangakanani, ingakumbi xa kufikwa kwimpilo yabantwana bethu.

Khumbula, i-cholesterol inokuba lutshaba olungabonakaliyo. Ngoko ke kungcono ukuba uqaphele kwaye uthathe amanyathelo afunekayo kwangethuba.

Ngoko ke, simele senze ntoni?

• Ukutya okunempilo: Nika abantwana imifuno, iziqhamo, kunye neenkozo ezininzi kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Nciphisa ukutya okuneoyile eninzi, iswekile, netyuwa, kunye nokutya okukhawulezayo kangangoko kunokwenzeka. Ukutya okuphekiweyo ekhaya kokona kulungileyo.
• Indlela yokuphila esebenzayo: Khuthaza abantwana ukuba badlale, babaleke, baze batsibe. Kulungile kakhulu ukwenza umthambo ubuncinane iyure enye ngosuku.
• Ukuhlolwa Kwangethuba: Jonga amanqanaba e-cholesterol yomntwana wakho rhoqo njengoko ugqirha wakho ekucebisile. Qiniseka ukuba uyayiqwalasela le nto, ingakumbi ukuba kukho umntu kusapho lwakho one-cholesterol ephezulu.
• Landela icebiso likagqirha wakho: Ukuba ufumanisa ukuba inqanaba le-cholesterol yomntwana wakho liphezulu, musa ukoyika kwaye ulandele icebiso likagqirha wakho ngokuchanekileyo. Ngamanye amaxesha oku kunokulawulwa ngokutshintsha indlela yokutya nendlela yokuphila. Amaxesha amaninzi, abantwana abancinci kufuneka banikwe amayeza.

Wonke umzali ufuna ukubona umntwana wakhe ephilile kwaye onwabile. Ngoko ke, ukuba ucinga kancinci nge-cholesterol kwaye wenze izinto ezifunekayo, uya kukwazi ukukhusela ikamva lomntwana wakho ngakumbi.

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