Dear Dr. Donohue: Forty years ago, my family doctor and friend told me my triglycerides were high. I asked what that meant. He said, “I don’t know.” Every year since, I have been told the same thing.

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 ...

Like cholesterol, triglycerides are a form of fat, or lipid — in fact, they're the most common form of fat in a person's body. After you eat, fat and calories that aren't immediately put to use by ...

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 ...

Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the blood. Limiting saturated fats, added sugars, excessive alcohol, and refined carbohydrates can help lower a person’s triglyceride levels. High levels of ...

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat digested in the body and can be either consumed in the diet or produced in the body. They normally circulate in the bloodstream to supply energy to cells ...

Having high triglyceride levels can increase your risk of heart disease. Limiting the amount of sugar, carbs, and trans fats you eat, along with regular exercise and other dietary changes, may help ...

Triglycerides are a type of fat that are stored in the fat cells and provide energy fuelling the body when required. However, deposition of these triglycerides can chronically lead to plaque build-up ...

Triglycerides are the most common type of body fat. High blood levels are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and pancreatitis. To help lower ...

You’ve probably heard of cholesterol. You might even know if your levels are too high. But what do you know about your triglycerides? More than a third of adults in the U.S. have high levels of ...

Like HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood, and the most common form of body fat. They are produced and stored in fat cells after the body takes in extra ...