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By: Richard Bleuze

What Are Triglycerides

Triglycerides are the main storage form of fat in the body, and triglycerides are very important for the overall functioning of the body.  Treglycerides are used to create energy an as building blocks for cells.
 
Triglycerides have a very important function, in that most cells in the body use triglycerides for energy.  An exception are the brain cells.  Triglycerides are the most concentrated form of energy found within the body. Triglycerides produce more than twice the amount of energy per gram than  protein and carbohydrates.  This is the reason why the body can store large amounts of triglycerides.
 
Triglycerides are also important because they break down to form other fats used to build cells within the body.
 
Triglycerides come from the fats in foods and are also made in the liver from carbohydrates and proteins.
 
Triglycerides are mostly stored in fat cells.  However, triglycerides are also stored in other cells, such as muscle cells.

Triglycerides need to get to all your cells because your body needs them to work properly.  Triglycerides do this by traveling through the bloodstream. However, because triglycerides do contain fat, they separate from the blood.
 
Because of this, proteins form a shell around the triglycerides, making what is know as a complex.  This complex is then released into the bloodstream and travels where it needs to go.
 
Lipoprotein is such a protein that is linked to triglycerides to form this complex.   There are many types of lipoproteins.  One common lipoprotein that is known to many is the same one that transports cholesterol.  Lipoprotein complexes that carry triglycerides include:
 
•Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL)
•Chylomicrons
•Intermediate density lipoprotein (IDL).
 
As a rule, the levels of triglycerides in the blood are low.  However, high levels of triglycerides in the blood usually occur naturally following meals. Within a couple of hours, most chylomicrons have delivered their triglycerides.  Usually after about 9 hours, most VLDLs have delivered their triglycerides.
 
Different levels in the blood are categorized below:
 
Triglyceride Levels Category                          Triglycerides
        
Less than 150 mg/dL                                          Normal 
150-199 mg/dL                                                    Borderline-high 
200-499 mg/dL                                                    High 
500 mg/dL or above                                            Very High

High triglycerides levels in the blood can be found in about 10 percent of people.  High triglycerides are more common in men and caucasians.  High triglycerides do not cause symptoms, thus, many people are unaware that their level is too high.  Most people find out that they have high triglycerides though a blood test.
 
High triglycerides as a rule, can increase your chances for heart disease or a heart attack.  It is best to keep your tridlyceride low enough to reduce your risk of these dangerous conditions.  I suggest that you use CholesLo to  instantly lower cholesterol and triglycerides. 

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