As our living standards improve, people’s age increases, and there may be changes after physical examination. Some comrades have arteriosclerosis. With the result of the diagnosis, it is difficult to face the conclusion of this incident, and then look for Scheme, I think I saw a document written by Kiyoko Miyake and others yesterday, which talked about the prevention of arteriosclerosis in food. The name of the article uses a compelling title: natural medicine to prevent arteriosclerosis. The story is about polyphenols, an important food ingredient from food related to preventing arteriosclerosis, which is called "natural medicine". This ingredient comes from food.

　　As early as in China and many countries, many studies have been done on the function of polyphenols, and there have been many reports on the prevention of arteriosclerosis, and the use of "natural" for people in food, With the sense of coming from nature, returning to nature, and enjoying nature, the word "drug" is used as a reminder to prevent and control. Draw my attention.

　　It starts with polyphenols. The so-called polyphenols refer to anthocyanins (a kind of fuchsia pigment), catechins and tannin. They are also the main parts of fuchsia and bitter and astringent taste. ingredient. The physiological effects of polyphenols are still under study. The latest research results have confirmed that polyphenols contained in red wine, cocoa beans, and green tea have the effect of preventing arteriosclerosis. It is often reported that although French people consume a lot of animal fats in their daily diet, they rarely die of arteriosclerosis, which has a great relationship with their daily drinking of wine. In fact, the research on polyphenols started from this relationship between French and red wine. In my country, green tea''s biologically active substance, catechins (also a kind of polyphenols), has a certain antioxidant, prevent arteriosclerosis and myocardial infarction.

　　The main reason we often talk about the formation of atherosclerosis is that cholesterol deposits on the walls of blood vessels, and harmful cholesterol (low density lipoprotein) LDL) Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidatively denatured substances are easily attached to the blood vessel wall, so preventing oxidation of low-density lipoprotein can effectively prevent arteriosclerosis. Polyphenol has a strong antioxidant capacity, so it can effectively prevent arteriosclerosis. In addition, there are studies showing that the polyphenolic components in cocoa beans have the effects of inhibiting canceration and suppressing autoimmune abnormalities (such as allergies, etc.). The fuchsia foods we commonly use (such as grapes, blueberries, tea, coffee) contain polyphenols.

　　All kinds of tea we drink on weekdays contain caffeine, which is bitter, and has the functions of exciting nerves, diuresis and promoting the secretion of digestive juices. In addition, the astringent component of tea, catechin, is a polyphenolic compound that has antioxidant, anti-cancer, and sterilizing effects. Therefore, tea is loved by more and more people in the world. The biologically active substance of green tea, catechins, has attracted more attention.