You may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or bad cholesterol; and their ...

For adults the normal range of triglycerides is below 150 mg/dL but extremely higher levels may go upto 500mg/dL in severe ...

Triglycerides are a very common kind of fat in your body. Not only do they cause obesity, but also increase your risk of heart disease, causing life-threatening conditions like heart attack and ...

DAVE MONTGOMERY, MD: Triglycerides are the fats that swim around in our body. We use those fats in normal amounts for fuel, for energy. We also use them to make hormones and to build cells.

She says, "What is triglycerides? If you gain weight, triglycerides will go up. They are stored fats." Do you know why we usually put on weight during the winter? According to Ayurveda ...

Though you may know the difference between bad cholesterol and good cholesterol, you may not know that your triglycerides, a type of fat found in your blood, are equally important to your heart ...

When it comes to choosing the best fish oil to lower triglycerides, there are several factors to consider. The first is the type of fish oil. Fish oil supplements come in two main forms ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several ...

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In this condition, there is a problem with the breakdown of triglycerides by cells in the heart. The condition ultimately ...

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