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What are triglycerides?
Triglycerides are a scientific term for fatty deposits stored in your body.
Following is a brief explanation of how they are formed:
Your body transforms the carbohydrates you eat into glucose to be
used for energy by your cells. Once the cells have what they need,
the excess glucose is sent back to your liver and converted
to glycogen. Glycogen can then be stored in your muscles.
Once you've reached your capacity of glycogen, excess glycogen
is sent back to your liver again, where it becomes triglycerides,
which are stored as fat. As we all know, your body has endless
storage space for this fat.
Now, some of these triglycerides are not stored as fat,
but remain in your blood stream, which is where the problem lies.
Excess levels of triglycerides thicken your blood, making it sludgy,
which increases the possibility of clotting and blockage, which could
eventually lead to a heart attack or stroke. This is why it is so
important to keep your triglyceride levels as low as possible.
How do you keep triglyceride levels down?
Many people focus too much on cholesterol, and not enough
on triglycerides. However, if you have high cholesterol + high triglycerides,
your chances of developing heart disease go up exponentially.
As such, both indicators must be paid attention to.
Triglyceride levels are directly influenced by what you eat.
Anything that increases blood glucose will increase triglycerides, so you
should lower your intake of anything that is converted to glucose in the body.
The most important step to take is to lower your carbohydrate intake.
All of the most popular diets today - Atkins, South Beach, Zone, etc. are
all based on a low carbohydrate diet, because it is an increase in carbs
that triggers the conversion of glucose to triglycerides (fats).
The low carbohydrate diet is being recommended by more and more
nutritionists, as science is proving the carbohydrate - fat relationship.
Excess sugar should also be avoided, as it is converted to glucose
and in turn triglycerides much the same way as carbohydrates are.
How to Lower Triglycerides?
Lowering triglycerides is an important part of reducing your risk
of developing heart disease. High levels of triglycerides in the
bloodstream are a precursor to coronary blockage, and as such
you should learn how to lower your triglycerides to avoid
serious heart problems.
Many of the nutrients for lowering cholesterol naturally
will help with triglyceride levels as well.
Omega 3 fatty acids
and Vitamin C, combined with a low carbohydrate diet, can
dramatically reduce your triglyceride levels.
Omega 3 fatty acids can help with cholesterol, as well.
You should avoid the bad kinds of fat - trans-fats and hydrogenated
oils found in margarine, processed and refined foods and fast food.
These trans-fats are chemically altered substances, and as such,
your body does not know how to handle them properly.
They are foreign to the body and therefore dangerous to your health.
So, in summary, following a no-fat diet is dangerous. Your body needs
good fat in certain quantities each and every day. What you want to
avoid is the bad fats, the trans and hydrogenated fats and oils
which are artificially processed to make foods last longer.
(That's why fast food burger that's been sitting there for weeks tastes fresh!)
For more info, download Triglyceride Lowering Diet, a free ebook.
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