"Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in part:
Quoted message said:I just had a annual "lab work" blood test done and observed that my
triglycerides are slightly out of range, higher than normal (300 or so)
while my Chloresterol is 180. The lab results do not delineate "good"
or "bad" cholesterol.
I am healthy in all aspects and work out and walk routinely. No fast
foods.
Is this something to worry about? Is a stroke/heart attack/end of the
world pending?
How can one reduce triglycerides?
Very high triglycerides (which yours are!) can actually mask high cholesterol.
Conventional tests will report your cholesterol to be lower, possibly much
lower, than it actually is, based on particle counts. Related to that, high
triglycerides are generally a good indicator that HDL is low and that the LDL
particle distribuions are more dangerous than normal ("Pattern B"😉.
Reducing carbohydrates, eating fatty fish or taking fish oil supplements,
losing weight if you have any excess body fat, etc. can reduce TG. You should
follow up with your physician.
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Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA