Triglycerides Follow Up #141

Triglycerides were discussed in #101 for your reference.  We will go somewhat further in determining how they effect our health.   

Triglycerides come from the liver and various foods you may consume.  They are a type of  fat in the blood which provide energy or stored until needed.   They are a direct result of your digestive system's process of breaking down fats from food. Consuming too much in fatty foods can produce more triglycerides than your body needs, or can use, resulting in more stored  fats than your energy levels require.
Again as we said in #101 this is another example of consuming more of a needed natural body compound than we require which results in ill health issues.

Medical studies and research have shown high levels of triglycerides could contribute or maximize the negative effects of high cholesterol and high blood pressure on your cardiovascular health.

How do you control or improve high triglyceride levels?   Eat more foods high in omega-3 fatty acids.   Regular moderate exercise and weight control along with eating a healthy diet should improve your triglyceride and cholesterol levels.  

Regular readers and followers of this blog recognize this common thread woven through most of the issues concerning heart disease and our ability as heart patients to overcome those.   Eating a healthy diet.  Eating a healthy diet means more than eating salads and fish.  You should eat foods that will address the issues associated with heart disease.  Lower high cholesterol, reduce high blood pressure, control sugar levels that lead to diabetes, and weight loss.