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Article: Beyond cholesterol: what to do about high triglyceride levels.
- Article from:
- Environmental Nutrition
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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Q. My triglycerides are high. Is that as bad as high cholesterol? Can I bring it down without taking drugs?
A. It can be, and yes, there is much you can do. Triglycerides and cholesterol are two distinct types of fat found in everyone's bloodstream. While a high cholesterol level is better known to increase the risk of heart disease, a high triglyceride level is a powerful risk factor on its own.
Triglyceride Troubles. Triglycerides are the form of fat found in the food you eat and the form in which fat is stored in the body. Usually, the body is able to regulate the amount and type of triglycerides. But sometimes they build up to unhealthy levels. A ...