Can you eat sea urchin with high cholesterol?

Yes, Chinese medicine believes that sea urchin yellow has the effects of consolidating essence, strengthening yang, benefiting heart and strengthening bones and enriching blood. Chinese people regard it as the first-class tonic in seafood, and it is known as eating sea urchin yellow to nourish and strengthen the body. It is said that it can refresh the mind and enhance energy, which is especially favored by some men. Some people call it "the essence of the sea". According to ancient records, Taoist alchemists in the Ming Dynasty took sea urchins as raw materials, extracted the "Yun Dan" with the function of strengthening essence and strengthening yang, and presented it to the court. Modern research has found that sea urchin yellow contains a large number of bioactive substances such as structural proteins and lecithin unique to animal gonads, which have androgenic effects and can improve sexual function and intelligence. Studies have shown that sea urchin yellow can reduce serum cholesterol and triglyceride, improve immunity, stabilize blood pressure and prevent arteriosclerosis, so it has the function of preventing and treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Animal experiments show that the extract of sea urchin yellow can enhance exercise endurance and prolong the survival time of animals. It can be seen that the ancients said that sea urchin yellow can strengthen essence, strengthen yang and benefit the heart, which is in line with modern scientific research results. In recent years, anti-fatigue health products made of sea urchin yellow have appeared in the domestic and foreign markets, which have obvious improvement effects on sub-health performances such as listlessness and neurasthenia.