High Triglycerides

Twinkle wrote in message
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My husband got a Triglyceride result for 530 and bad
cholesterol as 30 . What are the solutions to solve this
problem ...would it be necessary for him to be on some
medicine/..Pls suggest some precise ways through diets and
exercise...

Very high triglycerides is one of the symptoms of the high
Insulin Resistance which leads to Type 2 diabetes. I hope
his medical team is watching his blood sugar carefully.
Typical targets are a fasting blood sugar of 125 mg/dL
(6.9 mmol/L) and 2-hours-after-eating blood sugar of 140
mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) or less.

Some OTC ways to fight high triglycerides:

n. Ration your carbohydrate intake
o. Use time-release Niacin, ~1000 mg/day
p. Fish Oil, ~ 3 gram/day or more
q. The OTC med Policosanol

(The cardiologist who advises my Diabetes Support Group
recommended this approach. It is working well for me)

If developing Type 2 diabetes is the problem, the anti-
Insulin Resistance med Metformin is very useful.

High triglycerides levels increase your risk of premature
heart attack. You are right to be looking for ways to knock
his level down.

Regards
Old Al

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Subject: High Triglycerides
From: [email hidden] (Twinkle)
Date: 6/7/2004 6:38 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: <[email hidden]>

My husband got a Triglyceride result for 530 and bad
cholesterol as 30 . What are the solutions to solve this
problem ...would it be necessary for him to be on some
medicine/..Pls suggest some precise ways through diets and
exercise...

The best thing for high triglycerides is lay off sugar and
carbs that turn to sugar. At this point, he may also need to
take Tricor, until the count comes down. Diet and exercise
does wonders.

Jan

You can start with fish oil, starting with 1 teaspoon
per day and gradually increasing to 1 tablespoons or
more per day.

Start exercising, starting easy and gradually increase to
more intense exercise over a period of a couple of months.

Get to bed early; don't start this gradually; do it now.

Cut out stress.

Stop eating so many carbs and so much red meat. Get plenty
of protein, just not the red meat version. Whey powder
mixes well with
milk. Fish is good. Chicken is good.

Take multiple vitamins.

Study. Learn.

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Subject: High Triglycerides
From: [email hidden] (Twinkle)
Date: 6/7/2004 8:38 AM Mountain Daylight Time
Message-id: <[email hidden]>

My husband got a Triglyceride result for 530 and bad
cholesterol as 30 . What are the solutions to solve this
problem ...would it be necessary for him to be on some
medicine/..Pls suggest some precise ways through diets and
exercise...

.

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3) the combination of iron loading with a low ascorbate
status causes additional pathophysiological changes, in
particular,increased plasma triglycerides <<snip>>

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Blood Flow to Heart Hampered After High-Fat Meal Mon Apr 1,
5:54 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While a lifetime of fatty meals
can lead to a heart attack, a study released Monday suggests
that chowing down on just one high-fat meal can interfere
with blood flow to the heart in healthy young men.

In the study, 15 healthy men in their 20s or early 30s
consumed a shake containing a whopping 1,200 calories and
100 grams of fat--roughly the equivalent of eating a fast-
food meal plus dessert. All of the men underwent a heart
test and had blood samples taken before and after consuming
the liquid meal.

The researchers, led by Dr. Takeshi Hozuml of Osaka City
University in Japan, found that 5 hours after the high-fat
meal, the ability of heart arteries to expand and increase
blood flow to the muscle--a measure known as coronary flow
reserve--dropped by 18%.

In addition, five men underwent the same tests after
consuming a low-fat 1,200 calorie meal that contained only
10 grams of fat. In that case, the men did not have a drop
in coronary flow reserve after consuming the meal,
according to the report in the April issue of the Annals of
Internal Medicine.

The findings suggest that coronary microcirculation--the
tiny blood vessels that provide oxygen-rich blood to heart
muscle--can be impaired by a high-fat meal. Although the
study did not include people with heart disease, the results
could explain why those with heart disease-related chest
pain, known as angina (news - web sites), can have increased
pain after a high-fat meal. The pain of angina is thought to
be due to a reduction in blood flow to the heart.

The heart, the body's blood pumping organ, requires its own
blood supply to function properly. Coronary arteries are the
main blood vessels that supply the blood to the heart, and
if a blockage occurs the surrounding vessels compensate by
expanding in size to keep the proper amount of blood flowing
to the heart.

Doctors have know that a high-fat meals, which increase the
amount of fatty substances in the blood such as
triglycerides, can over time lead to artery clogging and
eventually heart attacks. In the new study, the
investigators found that triglyceride levels jumped from 140
milligrams per deciliter of blood (mg/dL) after the high-fat
meal, but only 10 mg/dL after the low-fat meal.

While the researchers were not able to determine if the
increase in triglyceride levels was responsible for the
decrease in the heart's blood flow reserve, the authors
say the findings suggest implications for patients with
heart disease.

SOURCE: Annals of Internal Medicine 2002;136:523-528.

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Subject: High Triglycerides From: [email hidden]
(Twinkle) Date: 6/7/2004 6:38 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:
<[email hidden]>

My husband got a Triglyceride result for 530 and bad
cholesterol as 30 . What are the solutions to solve this
problem ...would it be necessary for him to be on some
medicine/..Pls suggest some precise ways through diets
and exercise...

The best thing for high triglycerides is lay off sugar and
carbs that turn

to

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sugar. At this point, he may also need to take Tricor,
until the count

comes

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down. Diet and exercise does wonders.

Jan

Very good advice IMO.

-Chad

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Jan proves she does not know what she is yakking about.

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Subject: High Triglycerides From: [email hidden]
(Twinkle) Date: 6/7/2004 6:38 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:
<[email hidden]>

My husband got a Triglyceride result for 530 and bad
cholesterol as 30 . What are the solutions to solve this
problem ...would it be necessary for him to be on some
medicine/..Pls suggest some precise ways through diets
and exercise...

The best thing for high triglycerides is lay off sugar and
carbs that turn

to

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sugar.

Triglycercides are F A T S!

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At this point, he may also need to take Tricor, until the
count comes

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down. Diet and exercise does wonders.

Exercise your mind and post facts.

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Subject: High Triglycerides From:
[email hidden] (Twinkle) Date: 6/7/2004 6:38 AM
Pacific Standard Time Message-id:
<[email hidden]>

My husband got a Triglyceride result for 530 and bad
cholesterol as
30 .What are the solutions to solve this problem
...would it be necessary for him to be on some
medicine/..Pls suggest some precise ways through
diets and exercise...

The best thing for high triglycerides is lay off sugar
and carbs that turn

to

Quoted message said:

sugar.

Triglycercides are F A T S!

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But fasting triglyceride levels aren't correlated with fat
intake; in people with metabolic syndrome, most circulating
triglycerides (except in the immediate post-prandial state)
are synthesized by the liver, and high intake of "fast"
carbohydrates increases this synthesis (the excessively
high levels of insulin present in people with metabolic
syndrome shunt a lot of glucose into pathways leading to
triglyceride synthesis). Serum lipid ratios don't
correspond directly to dietary lipid ratios, since our
bodies aren't simple passive vessels.

Actually this was a case where Jan got nearly everything
right (she missed the qualification about metabolic
syndrome, though in all fairness the majority of people with
significantly elevated triglycerides do have it, and "lay
off" shouldn't be interpreted as "totally eliminate";
"restrict amounts, particularly at one sitting" is more like
it; one need not "do Atkins" to get the benefit). And she
did mention exercise, which is extremely important in
reducing insulin resistance.

Thanks for the clarification, Eric.

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>Subject: High Triglycerides From:
>[email hidden] (Twinkle) Date: 6/7/2004 6:38
>AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id:
><[email hidden]>
>
>My husband got a Triglyceride result for 530 and bad
>cholesterol as
>30 .What are the solutions to solve this problem
> ...would it be necessary for him to be on some
> medicine/..Pls suggest some precise ways through
> diets and exercise...

The best thing for high triglycerides is lay off sugar
and carbs that turn

to

Quoted message said:

sugar.

Triglycercides are F A T S!

americanheart.orgpresenter.jhtmlOpen ↗
r=4778

But fasting triglyceride levels aren't correlated with fat
intake; in people with metabolic syndrome, most
circulating triglycerides (except in the immediate post-
prandial state) are synthesized by the liver, and high
intake of "fast" carbohydrates increases this synthesis
(the excessively high levels of insulin present in people
with metabolic syndrome shunt a lot of glucose into
pathways leading to triglyceride synthesis). Serum lipid
ratios don't correspond directly to dietary lipid ratios,
since our bodies aren't simple passive vessels.

Actually this was a case where Jan got nearly everything
right (she missed the qualification about metabolic
syndrome, though in all fairness the majority of people
with significantly elevated triglycerides do have it, and
"lay off" shouldn't be interpreted as "totally eliminate";
"restrict amounts, particularly at one sitting" is more
like it; one need not "do Atkins" to get the benefit). And
she did mention exercise, which is extremely important in
reducing insulin resistance.