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Lisa Nelson, RD, LN

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posted 07/09/2008, comments (4)

Triglycerides: Why They Matter and How to Lower Them

I've recently answered several questions related to triglycerides. These questions range from "What are triglycerides?" to "My triglycerides are 400, do I need to worry?" on to "Help, my triglycerides are 1200, how do I fix this?" So, I'm going to answer all these questions here for those of you who are wondering, but haven't... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/15/2008, comment (1)

how to interpret the value of the cholesterol level?

I am hoping if someone can help me with these questions. We are having trouble understanding these numbers. One is this. My friend has taken cholesterol level checked without fasting and the value was 278mg/dl. Trigryceride was also higer than referenced value. I forgot the number. She ate 2 slices of... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/25/2008, comment (1)

Omacar, meet Lovaza

In August 2007, I wrote a series of articles about high triglycerides and heart disease. In summary, high triglycerides moderately increase your risk of heart disease. A normal level is <150mg/dl and a high level is >200mg/dl. Certain conditions such as obesity, low thyroid levels, and certain medications... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/07/2008, comments (11)

Just diagnosed with very high triglycerides and very scared!

I was just dianosed with having high cholesterol. It was the actual triglyceride level that was INCREDIBLY high at 1211, yes you read that right. My doctor put me on Antara and just told me to change my diet and exercise more. I am a 31 yr old, non smoking, 5'2" female and weight 203 lbs. I was at 240lbs last year. He also told me the... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 12/10/2007, comment (1)

Find out how to reduce triglycerides!

In his previous post, Dr. Davis explained what triglycerides are and why they are so important. In this blog he will describe different methods for controlling your triglyceride numbers. Here are the strategies to consider:Reduction in processed carbohydrates - Snacks like corn and potato chips, and wheat-flour containing foods like breads,... Read more Chevron

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