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Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. They are a major source of energy and the most common type of fat in your body.
When you eat, your body uses the calories it needs for quick energy. Any extra calories are turned into triglycerides and stored in fat cells to be used later. The excess calories are stored as fat regardless of what kind of food you eat-fat, carbohydrate, or protein. If you regularly eat more calories than you burn, you may have high triglycerides.
In normal amounts, triglycerides are important to good health. When triglyceride levels are high, it is not clear whether these high levels directly increase your risk for heart disease. But high triglycerides are often part of a group of conditions called metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is the combination of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, too much fat around the waist, low HDL ("good") cholesterol, and high triglycerides. This syndrome does increase your risk for heart disease as well as for diabetes and stroke.
Triglycerides are measured as part of a blood test that measures your cholesterol. Normal triglyceride levels are below 150. High levels are 200 or above.
Eat whole-grain breads, cereals, rice, pasta and other low-fat grains.
Include plenty of fruits and vegetables in your daily diet.
Try foods containing omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, mackerel, herring, green leafy vegetables, soybeans, nuts, flaxseed and canola oils.
Switch to low-fat or nonfat dairy products.
Choose lean meats and poultry without skin. Grill or broil your selections, and limit your intake to 3 ounces per serving.
Try meatless entrees that use beans or tofu for protein.
Avoid fried foods and creamy sauces.
Eat no more than two eggs per week. When baking, substitute two egg whites for one egg.
Avoid products made with palm and coconut oils.
Use salad dressing sparingly.
Limit the amount of alcohol you drink.
Triglycerides is a form of bad cholesterol in our body I have read on a health magazine that we an remove triglycerides by:
- niacin (high doses of the non-flushing kind)
- fish oils (Omega-3 fatty acids)
- L-carnitine
- high fiber diet and/or taking psyllium twice a day
- aerobic exercise
Yes, I saw it. That is one shocking discovery about omega fatty acid. All along I thought that it will help people with hypertension and heart problems. I’m planning to buy my mother a box of that supplement for her heart condition but now, I changed my mind.
There is a device out already that measures total cholesterol in the comfort of your home. This is similar to blood sugar monitors where it uses plastic strip to put your blood and test for cholesterol count.
Triglyceride (triacylglycerol, TAG or triacylglyceride) is an ester composed of a glycerol bound to three fatty acids.[1] It is the main constituent of vegetable oil and animal fats.
Triglycerides are a form of fat in the bloodstream. People with high triglycerides often have a high total cholesterol, a high LDL (bad) cholesterol and a low HDL (good) cholesterol level
