Sunday, January 17, 2021

Triglyceride Blood Test

 Triglyceride Blood

 Test

What is triglyceride ? 
It is fat havIng 3 fatty acids join to a glycerol 

Base.

We  know 1gm of fat gives 9 kcalories
1gm carbohydrate gives 4 kcalories
Do you know Lipid profile test
Yes 12 hours fasting is required for the test
Which includes cholesterol good (HDL)
And bad cholesterol (LDL)
Yes but rarely we look at as Test mention in 
Lipid Profile called Triglyceride
If the level increase it could be risk factor for
Heart disease  stroke pancretic inflammation

Triglyceride  increases by fatty  food we eat .And our body
Makes it .Also excess sugar in blood first stored in a form of glycogen in liver


But it has definite limit upto which we can store in liver . So sugar gets converted into Triglyceride and store in fat storing cells 
Adipose tissue.


When limit gets over The. Sugar is store in form of Triglycerides in adipose tissue .

How to lower excess Triglycerides

Excercise

Avoid sugar
Avoid White wheat flour
Loose weight
Avoid alcohol intake
Include omega 3 fatty acids
Flax seeds
Fish
Avoid meat


Triglyceride Blood Test 

12 hours strictly fasting 
Only can have water 

Normal. Less than 150mg/deci lit

Border line High  150 to 199mg/deci lit

High 200to 499mg/deci li

Very High  500mg/deci lit and above 



       









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