What is a desirable level for triglycerides?
It depends on who you ask. Ask those adhering to the Adult Treatment Panel (ATP-III), the “official” set of guidelines followed by most primary care physicians, and they will say “150 mg/dl.”Ask those of us trying to achiev...
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Excellent article. I live in India, where vegetarians have heart disease with low cholesterol but high triglycerides ! I now understand where these are coming from ! Wheat and snacks , particularly the former since eating it is thought to improve fibre and its glycemic index is lower than say rice . However how does the doctor arrive at 60 mg/dl ? is it based on trials or just conjecture ?