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Triglycerides Levels
What are triglycerides, anyway? This is
 the question on almost everyone’s mind
 when they first read their cholesterol test
 report.
Well, you know how a camel stores
 nutrition in its hump to survive long
 periods without food and water? We
 humans do something similar – but in a
 smaller scale.
The calories from the carbohydrates and
 the fats that we consume are stored in
 tiny molecules called triglycerides.

What we need at the moment is used up
 by the cells and the rest is put away for
 later in fat cells (you know — the ones
 that accumulate around the gut, love
 handles and so on) for use in times when
 food may is scare.
While this is a basic survival mechanism
 that served the early human race well to
 get through lean times, for most of us
 modern beings, not finding food is not as
 much of an issue.

It is believed that if the triglycerides
 accumulate in excess amounts and are
 not used up, then they could eventually
 result in heart disease.
The exact link between triglycerides
 levels and heart disease is yet
 unknown, but it is best to maintain your
 triglycerides within the normal
 range, just to be on the safe side.
Optimal Triglycerides Levels
Less than 100 mg/dL (Less than
 1.14 mmol/L)
Even though the earlier recommendation
 for normal levels of triglycerides was 150
 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) or less, in April
 2011, the American Heart Association
 lowered its recommendation to 100
 mg/dL (1.14 mmol/L) or less.
The recommendation goes so far as to
 suggest intensive diet and lifestyle
 changes for people with borderline high
 triglycerides level.

The influence of just elevated
 triglycerides levels on the probability of
 heart attack or stroke is not clearly
 understood.
However, it is believed that elevated
 triglyceride levels, in conjunction with
 high LDL cholesterol levels are
 responsible for much greater risk of a
 person suffering from heart disease.
If your triglycerides levels are in this
 range, then congratulation! Continue to
 eat a healthy, low cholesterol foods and
 maintaining an active lifestyle to keep
 the triglycerides levels from creeping up
 on you.
Borderline High Triglycerides Levels
100 – 199 mg/dL (1.14 – 2.25
 mmol/L)
If your triglycerides are in this
 range, then you need not worry
 (yet), but need to start making some
 changes right away to get them into the
 optimal range.
According to the American Heart
 Association, the expert recommendation
 is to target a weight loss of around 5%
 and to restrict the carbohydrate intake to
 less than 60% of your daily calorie
 consumption.
Reducing the weight by at least 5 – 10%
 not only helps with reduce your
 triglycerides by about 20%, but also
 helps lower the LDL levels by around
 15% and increase HDL cholesterol levels
 by about 8%.
In addition to the weight loss, the AHA
 recommends that you should limit the
 sugars you consume to less than 10% of
 your daily caloric intake.
High Triglycerides Levels
200 – 499 mg/dL (2.26 – 5.65
 mmol/L)
If your triglycerides is in this
 category, you should target a weight loss
 of around 5 – 10%. As listed above the
 benefits of reduced weight loss is not just
 a reduction in your triglycerides, but also
 a reduction in your LDL levels and
 increase in HDL levels, decreasing your
 overall risk for heart disease significantly.
Experts recommend that you also limit
 your carbohydrate intake to less than
 50% of your daily calorie consumption
 and the added sugars that you consume
 should account for less than 5 – 10% of
 your everyday calories.
In addition to these diet changes, it is
 highly recommended that you increase
 your activity level and ensure that you
 have moderate intensity exercise for a
 minimum of 150 minutes each week. If
 you can exercise more, it is be even
 better.
Check out the free eBook you received
 when you signed up for our cholesterol
 awareness pledge (if you have not signed
 up yet, check out the right sidebar for
 the page to receive no obligation, free
 resources to help you combat cholesterol
 issues) for ways to increase your activity
 levels as you go about your everyday
 activities.
Very High Triglycerides Levels
500 mg/dL or above (5.65 mmol/L
 or above)
If you are in this category, you need to
 stop and think hard about what not
 making any of the recommended
 changes would mean, and if it is worth
 the risk.
The recommended changes are similar to
 that for folks in the high triglycerides
 levels category, which means that you
 need to start making these changes and
 stick with it until your triglycerides come
 back to optimal or at the
 worst, borderline high.
Aim for more than 10% weight loss and
 cut your carbs to less than 45% of your
 daily caloric intake. Trim down the sugar
 you consume and exercise more
 rigorously.

 Avoid all high cholesterol foods and
 forego alcohol consumption.
Finally, talk to your doctor if it is
 necessary to add medication to help
 bring the triglycerides to lower levels.
 Read more about Normal Cholesterol
 Levels here:

http://normal-cholesterol-levels.net

More information here!

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Triglycerides levels

  • 2. What are triglycerides, anyway? This is the question on almost everyone’s mind when they first read their cholesterol test report. Well, you know how a camel stores nutrition in its hump to survive long periods without food and water? We humans do something similar – but in a smaller scale.
  • 3. The calories from the carbohydrates and the fats that we consume are stored in tiny molecules called triglycerides. What we need at the moment is used up by the cells and the rest is put away for later in fat cells (you know — the ones that accumulate around the gut, love handles and so on) for use in times when food may is scare.
  • 4. While this is a basic survival mechanism that served the early human race well to get through lean times, for most of us modern beings, not finding food is not as much of an issue. It is believed that if the triglycerides accumulate in excess amounts and are not used up, then they could eventually result in heart disease.
  • 5. The exact link between triglycerides levels and heart disease is yet unknown, but it is best to maintain your triglycerides within the normal range, just to be on the safe side.
  • 6. Optimal Triglycerides Levels Less than 100 mg/dL (Less than 1.14 mmol/L) Even though the earlier recommendation for normal levels of triglycerides was 150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L) or less, in April 2011, the American Heart Association lowered its recommendation to 100 mg/dL (1.14 mmol/L) or less.
  • 7. The recommendation goes so far as to suggest intensive diet and lifestyle changes for people with borderline high triglycerides level. The influence of just elevated triglycerides levels on the probability of heart attack or stroke is not clearly understood.
  • 8. However, it is believed that elevated triglyceride levels, in conjunction with high LDL cholesterol levels are responsible for much greater risk of a person suffering from heart disease. If your triglycerides levels are in this range, then congratulation! Continue to eat a healthy, low cholesterol foods and maintaining an active lifestyle to keep the triglycerides levels from creeping up on you.
  • 9. Borderline High Triglycerides Levels 100 – 199 mg/dL (1.14 – 2.25 mmol/L) If your triglycerides are in this range, then you need not worry (yet), but need to start making some changes right away to get them into the optimal range.
  • 10. According to the American Heart Association, the expert recommendation is to target a weight loss of around 5% and to restrict the carbohydrate intake to less than 60% of your daily calorie consumption.
  • 11. Reducing the weight by at least 5 – 10% not only helps with reduce your triglycerides by about 20%, but also helps lower the LDL levels by around 15% and increase HDL cholesterol levels by about 8%. In addition to the weight loss, the AHA recommends that you should limit the sugars you consume to less than 10% of your daily caloric intake.
  • 12. High Triglycerides Levels 200 – 499 mg/dL (2.26 – 5.65 mmol/L) If your triglycerides is in this category, you should target a weight loss of around 5 – 10%. As listed above the benefits of reduced weight loss is not just a reduction in your triglycerides, but also a reduction in your LDL levels and increase in HDL levels, decreasing your overall risk for heart disease significantly.
  • 13. Experts recommend that you also limit your carbohydrate intake to less than 50% of your daily calorie consumption and the added sugars that you consume should account for less than 5 – 10% of your everyday calories.
  • 14. In addition to these diet changes, it is highly recommended that you increase your activity level and ensure that you have moderate intensity exercise for a minimum of 150 minutes each week. If you can exercise more, it is be even better.
  • 15. Check out the free eBook you received when you signed up for our cholesterol awareness pledge (if you have not signed up yet, check out the right sidebar for the page to receive no obligation, free resources to help you combat cholesterol issues) for ways to increase your activity levels as you go about your everyday activities.
  • 16. Very High Triglycerides Levels 500 mg/dL or above (5.65 mmol/L or above) If you are in this category, you need to stop and think hard about what not making any of the recommended changes would mean, and if it is worth the risk.
  • 17. The recommended changes are similar to that for folks in the high triglycerides levels category, which means that you need to start making these changes and stick with it until your triglycerides come back to optimal or at the worst, borderline high.
  • 18. Aim for more than 10% weight loss and cut your carbs to less than 45% of your daily caloric intake. Trim down the sugar you consume and exercise more rigorously.  Avoid all high cholesterol foods and forego alcohol consumption.
  • 19. Finally, talk to your doctor if it is necessary to add medication to help bring the triglycerides to lower levels. Read more about Normal Cholesterol Levels here: http://normal-cholesterol-levels.net More information here!