Triglycerides
Triglycerides elevated?
My friend's labwork came back. Her cholesterol is 300+ and her triglycerides are 1200+. That's not a typo. 1200+. She wont change her diet or employ a chef (she can totally afford to). What does this mean in regards to her heart health?
Public Comments
- she is in deep trouble with hers chances of heart disease and or stroke. she has to get help now.
- In a word, disaster! Triglycerides are, in essences, molecules of a bad form of fat that circulate in the bloodstream. If leves are out of the normal range (and hers are WAY too high), the fat attaches (adheres) to the sides of the blood vessels. Sometimes these plaques, as they are called, become calcified. Not only does this narrow the blood vessels (leading to a heart attack if a vessel becomes totally blocked), but the plaques can also "break off", and circulate until they block another vessel in the body, leading to stroke(s). It's a high-risk road to an early death.
- Mathwhiz, Triglycerides are a form of fat in the bloodstream. Studies have linked high levels of blood fats called triglycerides to an increased risk of strokes. It is important to note that triglycerides are only really accurately measured after an 8 to 12 hour fast. Fortunately, elevated triglycerides is one of the easiest problems to correct with the appropriate diet. Simple restriction of all sugars and grains. Sugars and grains require insulin secretion, which is a potent stimulus to the liver to produce triglycerides, and sugars and grains must be reduced if you are looking to lower your triglycerides. Contrary to popular belief, a low fat diet is NOT the solution to lowering high triglycerides levels. The researchers Van Horn and Lichtenstein extensively reviewed the low-fat approach a few years ago. Their research suggests that a low-fat diet will produce a result opposite to the desired effect: triglyceride levels will actually increase. This phenomenon is not surprising if one considers that insulin resistance may be one of the driving factors behind elevated triglyceride levels. In fact, insulin resistance may be the cause of many of the problems observed in high-triglyceride states. If you just listen to the 'experts', you would think that cholesterol is an evil substance and that most of us would benefit from lowering our cholesterol as low as possible, but it is not so. Cholesterol is a vitally important substance which is used for building our cell membranes and producing several of our hormones. If our cholesterol level drops too low, we are actually at increased risk for depression and some other problems. I add a link with details of this subject http://www.americanheart.org/ presenter.jhtml?identifier=4778 Hope this helps matador 89
