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What are triglycerides?

Triglycerides are fats that provide energy for your muscles. Like cholesterol, they are delivered to your body's cells by lipoproteins in the blood. If you eat foods with a lot of saturated fat or carbohydrates, you will raise your triglyceride levels. Elevated levels are thought to lead to a greater risk for heart disease, but scientists do not agree that high triglycerides alone are a risk factor for heart disease.

Although triglycerides serve as a source of energy for your body, very high levels can lead to diabetes, pancreatitis, and chronic kidney disease. As triglyceride levels rise, HDL levels fall, which may help explain why people with high triglycerides appear to have an increased risk for heart disease.

Metabolic syndrome is the combination of several high risk parts that comprise the high risk whole. For instance, for those who have at least three health risk factors—i.e. high blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, excess fat around the waist, low levels of HDL cholesterol (the “good” kind of cholesterol) and high triglyceride levels—is an indicator of metabolic syndrome, which in turn increases the risk of getting heart disease.

More information:
http://www.dreddyclinic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11713
http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/mm/metabolicsyndrome.htm
http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/hh/highbloodcholesterol.htm

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