two years bck my triglycerides were half...of wt they were today..
hi am 23 and am completelt healthy indivisual male.. i gt my lipids done 2 yrs bck and they were 151 total cholestrol.. 48 hdl..nd 88 ldl ..triglycerides were 94..
today i gt em chckd..nd they were 171 total cholestrol..53 hdl..83 ldl...nd 174 triglycerides after 12 hour fasting......my triglycerides level is worrying me..i gt it chckd again the next day it came up to be 75...is this much variation normal..im physically active and weigh 60 kg...tell me am worried wt should i do..should i get the triglyceride level chckd again fr 174 may have popped up of a lab mistake..or is this variation normal....lately i ve been under severe stress these two yrs...bt have nt been on a high fat diet....plz help
Hi Ankur,
The variation seems significant to me; however, your triglyceride level is still below 200, which is good. All your lipid labs are good and I would not be overly concerned about the one higher triglyceride reading than normal. I would schedule a lab recheck 6-12 months from now for piece of mind and to stay on top of any changes.
When you were rechecked, did all numbers (HDL and LDL) stay the same except triglycerides? Just curious.
One things regarding triglycerides is that they are affected more by sugar and alcohol than the fat in your diet. So, look back over the past two years and see if you alcohol or sugar intake (soda, candy, baked goods, honey, syrup, jelly, even fruit juice) has changed.
You can check out my recent post related to triglycerides - "Triglycerides: Why they matter and how to lower them".
All the best,
Lisa Nelson, RD, LN
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Triglycerides are the chemical form in which most fat exists in food and in the body. In the body they are derived from fats eaten in the foods or synthesized from other energy sources like carbohydrates. When you eat, the calories are converted to triglycerides and transported to fat cells to be stored. Eating and especially drinking alcohol prior to the blood test will likely cause a significant variation in the triglyceride levels, and therefore an 8-12 hour fast is recommended prior to the blood work. At your age, provided you are eating right and exercising, there probably is not much to be worried about as most the numbers are good with only a single borderline high reading.
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