In today’s world of hyper-wellness-awareness, we often associate the word “fat” with everything “unhealthy” — we believe, all sorts of diseases and health hazards that could derail our lives stem from ...

One of the most common questions I hear from patients is, "My cholesterol was flagged as abnormal, but you told me everything looked good. How can that be?" Recently, a patient named Rose asked ...

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 ...

An estimated 1 in 5 U.S. adults—and more than 2 in 5 adults aged 60 years and older—have elevated triglycerides, also known as hypertriglyceridemia, putting them at an increased risk for heart attacks ...

Older people who have higher levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, may have a lower risk of dementia and a slower cognitive decline over time compared to people who have lower levels, according to ...

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat in the blood, and they play an essential role in providing the body with energy. After we eat, any calories our body does not immediately use are ...

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 ...

In patients with severely elevated triglyceride levels at risk for developing acute pancreatitis, the investigational drug plozasiran reduced triglyceride levels by an average of 74% after 24 weeks of ...

The higher a person’s triglyceride levels, the more likely they are to experience acute pancreatitis. Very high triglycerides occur when triglyceride levels reach 500 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl), ...