Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. When you eat, your body turns calories into triglycerides and stores them for energy. They are necessary for energy. When their levels get too high ...

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Drinking alcohol — even in moderate amounts — can increase your triglyceride levels. And high triglyceride levels can raise your risk of certain health conditions, including stroke, heart attack, and ...

New Rochelle, NY, April 5, 2012—In most people, high blood levels of the fat known as triglycerides are an early warning sign of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, but in people of African ...

Every time you get a lipid profile test, a doctor is likely to check for your cholesterol and triglyceride levels. While both of these lipids, or fats, found in the blood increase the risk of heart ...

The combination of high triglycerides and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol can arise from physical inactivity, drinking too much alcohol, and obesity. It can lead to serious health ...

Discussions about heart health often center around blood pressure and cholesterol, with factors like poor sleep, smoking, family history of heart disease, and chronic stress thrown in. However, ...

Olezarsen decreased levels of triglycerides compared with placebo in patients with moderate hypertriglyceridemia and elevated cardiovascular risk, according to a late-breaking trial presented in a Hot ...

High triglyceride levels raise your risk of metabolic syndrome, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes, and diet can strongly influence these blood fats. Research shows that soy protein, fatty fish with ...