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"There are two types of triglycerides: medium chain triglycerides (MCT) and long chain triglycerides (LCT). The body uses these two types of triglycerides very differently. Research has indicated that MCTs do not promote weight gain and burn energy rapidly, promoting both weight loss and the burning of LCTs. LCTs, on the other hand, are difficult for the body to metabolize, despite being the most abundant fats in nature. Therefore these compounds are usually stored in the fat deposits of the body. The normal ranges for triglycerides in the blood are 60-160 for men and 35-135 for women." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"The notorious triglycerides, stored in fat tissue, insulate and cushion the body, giving women their curves. In excess, they contribute to cardiovascular disease and are the bane of the overweight. Nevertheless, triglycerides do provide a secondary source of energy when sugars and starches are unavailable, as during periods of fasting and weight loss. Burning fat to produce energy does not metabolically stress the body to anywhere near the extent that protein burning does because fat is a clean-burning fuel source, its waste products being CO2 and water." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"The body uses these two types of triglycerides very differently. Research has indicated that MCTs do not promote weight gain and burn energy rapidly, promoting both weight loss and the burning of LCTs. LCTs, on the other hand, are difficult for the body to metabolize, despite being the most abundant fats in nature. Therefore these compounds are usually stored in the fat deposits of the body. The normal ranges for triglycerides in the blood are 60-160 for men and 35-135 for women. Elevated triglyceride levels have been associated with coronary artery disease." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Most vegetable oils are composed of long chain triglycerides (LCTs). LCTs are usually stored as fat, while MCTs are burned for energy and increase metabolic rates, leading to weight loss. One study showing that MCTs help keep weight down is "Overfeeding with medium-chain triglycerides in the rat" {Metabolism, 1987). The study points out that the body is less inclined to store fat with MCTs and that eating them is even better than a low fat diet at decreasing stored fat." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Triglycerides New research has demonstrated that elevated triglyceride levels put you at the highest risk of all for heart attack. triglycerides are fats composed of three (tri) fatty acids attached to a sugar-based (glycerol) molecular backbone. triglycerides are used as fuel throughout the cells of the body. Most of your stored body fat, especially around your gut and middle, is stored triglyceride. High triglycerides means increased insulin resistance. When both insulin and triglycerides rise, the risk for heart disease rises right along with them." - Garcia Oz, Sharyn Kolberg, The Healthy High-tech Body (Get the book.)

"At the end of the forty-day period, the patients who had taken cinnamon had significantly reduced levels of fasting serum glucose, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and triglycerides, and the reduction was greater as the dose of cinnamon increased. For twenty days after the end of treatment, the triglyceride and glucose levels continued to stay low, while LDL and total cholesterol levels continued to decline. "I admit I was skeptical, but I figured I had nothing to lose by trying the cinnamon supplements," says Bonnie, a forty-eight-year-old antiques dealer." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Cholesterol. • triglycerides. Thyroid function (including T3, T4, and TSH). As you can see, even these very basic tests can be confusing to people outside the medical profession. Therefore, it is absolutely essential that you consult with a doctor. The Healing Program is, for the most part, administered at home, under the direct supervision of parents, working in partnership with their doctors. The Healing Program is not a do-it-yourself treatment plan. The conditions it addresses are complex, stubborn, and dangerous, and they demand the attention of a skilled, experienced physician." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"We've been conditioned to want our food cheap, quick, and filling—no matter if that food also happens to be packed with triglycerides and trans fatty acids and artificial chemicals. For the sake of our children, we need to start rethinking this damaging relationship with food, if possible at the very beginning of their lives. Poor nutrition plays a huge role in the health issues that we're seeing in our kids—it's no coincidence that our children's health has deteriorated with our diets." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"We know that if you lose just 10 percent of your body weight you can decrease your risk for heart disease, improve your heart function, reduce your blood pressure, and even reduce harmful levels of blood cholesterol and triglycerides. What's your personal interim goal? If, for example, you currently weigh 180, then 18 pounds is 10 percent of your current weight. If you subtract 18 from 180 you arrive at your interim weight loss goal of 162." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) "Tracking Your Progress WEEK # WEEK # WEEK # WEEK # WEEK # WEEK # 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 GOAL Date (DIRECTION) M F M F M F M F M F M F WEEK-TO-WEEK Weight I Waist I Hips I WHR I BMI I Mirror t Other These could include blood pressure readings, blood glucose readings or occasional readings like cholesterol, triglycerides, etc. after a doctors visit. Looking for a downward trend over time. Looking to see improvements from week to week—subjective: energy, fitness, emotions, etc." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"It also concluded that there was not adequate data to evaluate the effect of isoflavones on breast and other cancers, bone mass, and vaginal dryness but that there were convincing health benefits of isoflavones and lipids in reducing low-density lipoproteins and triglycerides and increasing high-density lipoproteins. Perhaps the best evidence that soy lowers cholesterol comes from a review of 38 scientific studies." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "This meta-analysis concluded that consumption of soy protein rather than animal protein significantly decreased serum concentrations of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides.32 In terms of menopause symptoms and hot flashes in particular, I'm sure the three reviews are disappointing news for advocates of soy. It's important: to appreciate, though, that statistical significance is not the same as clinical significance for any one person." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Indicators that it may be needed include the following: • Elevated blood triglycerides. • Low levels of carnitine in the blood. High urine or blood levels of the fatty acids adipic, suberic, and octene-dioc. Presence of any muscle disease, including hypotonia, or low muscle tone. Chronicfatigue. It is generally best to administer this supplement after nutritional therapy has already begun, and after the resolution of GI problems. My general recommendation: 500 to 2,000 mg. per day, depending upon age, size, and other treatments and indications. Activated Charcoal." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"If this process is not inhibited in time, it will lead to increased levels of triglycerides in the blood, higher levels of cholesterol, and eventually serious cardiovascular risk. It is known that rats subjected to stress experience increased levels of blood cholesterol and triglycerides. A Californian study showed that in accountants, the levels of these lipids rose before tax deadlines, showing the extreme sensitivity of lipid level to stress. Clinical Evidence Dr E." - Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD, Feel Better, Live Longer with Vitamin B-3 (Get the book.)

"Although triglycerides are fats, an important dietary factor that influences their level in the bloodstream is carbohydrate. A diet that contains a high level of certain carbohydrates, especially simple sugars like fructose, causes triglyceride levels to rise, while a more moderate intake of carbohydrates (see chapters 5 and 6), along with exercise and the use of supplements as needed, can help optimize triglyceride levels and increase beneficial HDL in the blood." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Furthermore, there are five interrelated components of metabolic health: fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin, lipids (cholesterols and triglycerides), hemoglobin A (Hb A ), and C-reactive protein. Once you and your doctor know your baseline values for all of these factors, you will have an accurate assessment of your current metabolic status as well as reference points for subsequent testing, which should be done regularly based on your lifestyle, current health, and individual risk factors for insulin resistance and diabetes." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Our clients routinely see their triglycerides going to normal after one month on live foods. C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) CRP is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that is a cardiovascular disease risk factor. The C-reactive protein reading indicates a degree of inflammation; it is determined by measuring the amount of a specific protein in the blood. Recent research suggests that patients with elevated levels of CRP are at increased risk for diabetes,17 hypertension, and cardiovascular disease." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "These symptoms may include Type-2 diabetes, obesity with an inability to lose weight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, and coronary heart disease. Some 655,000 people are newly diagnosed each year, and it is estimated that an equal 655,000 cases are not diagnosed. Some estimates cite some 47 million people with the basket of symptoms known as Syndrome X. A classic symptom and hint of the metabolic syndrome is the accumulation of fat in the abdomen and the inability to lose fat and weight. Dr." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Diabetics who exercise experience many levels of improvement, including enhanced insulin sensitivity, and therefore have less need for injecting insulin, improved glucose tolerance, reduced total cholesterol and triglycerides with increased HDL levels, and improved weight loss. The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) study, conducted in the U.S. from 1997 to 2001, showed that participants who lost 5-10 percent of their body weight, kept the pounds off if they did about half an hour a day of moderate exercise, cutting their risk of developing diabetes by 58 percent." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"And Japanese researchers have shown that monounsaturated fat elevated blood sugar and triglycerides in rodents with a diabetic tendency.5 And once again, I invoke my own experience. In the summer of 2004,1 had a call from the Reverend William Valentine of North Carolina. In 1990, he had undergone a quintuple coronary bypass. Since that surgery, he had been carefully following a plant-based nutrition program. His weight had fallen from 210 pounds to a trim 156, which he had maintained over the years." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) "I suggest three or four cholesterol measurements over that two-month period: the first and the third should be full cholesterol profiles, which includes total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides; the second and fourth can focus on total cholesterol alone. After two months, it is enough to have your cholesterol measured every two to three months. Why so often? This is your lifeline, giving you immediate feedback on how you are doing." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Another study looked at the combination of 10 mg of simvastatin and 15 grams of psyllium (Metamucil) and found that the combination decreased LDL cholesterol better than the same dose of medication alone and found reductions comparable to 20 mg of simvastatin after four to eight weeks of treatment without significant changes in HDL or triglycerides.95 One study of a very low saturated fat diet plus a cholesterol-lowering drug, compared to a diet high in plant sterols, including soy foods and high-fiber whole grains, concluded that dietary intervention may be as effecrive as rhe medication." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Glucose and triglycerides cannot enter the cells. Consequently, they build up in the circulation. Over time, the high tide of blood sugar and insulin wreak havoc on the body and blood vessels by orchestrating a chain reaction of biochemical developments that sets the stage for silent arterial inflammation. Those events include: • Raised CRP level. • Thicker and stickier blood—an unheralded risk factor for CVD. 38 • Increased clotting tendency in the blood. • Proliferation of smooth muscle tissue in blood vessel walls, contributing to the formation of plaque." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Furthermore, a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in 1999 and referenced by the guidelines showed that "None of the lipid measures (total, high-density lipoprotein, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides) was associated with the risk of MI [myocardial infarction] in this population [of people aged 65 and older]." In other words, there is not even an increase in the risk of heart attack associated with higher cholesterol levels once the age of 65 is reached." - John Abramson, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine (P.S.) (Get the book.)

"IPg also has profound benefits in areas of kidney stones, antiplatelet activity, lowering cholesterol and triglycerides, prevention of free radical-related damage after a heart attack, and sickle cell anemia. HOW TO USE For cancer protection and treatment, reducing the risk of kidney stones, and supporting circulatory health, take two capsules of IP^ with inositol twice daily, about 30 minutes before meals. Dosage can vary, depending on specific conditions. Four to six grams is a safe, effective range for people with cancer." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.) "Found to be effective for cancer prevention and treatment of a wide range of cancers, including colon, prostate, breast and liver cancer, this amazing substance also serves as a health aid for kidney stones, anti-platelet activity, lowering cholesterol and triglycerides, prevention of free radical-related damage after a heart attack, and sickle cell anemia. HISTORY Researchers throughout the world have been studying the effectiveness of IPg in regard to cancer prevention and treatment since the 1950s at Harvard. Clinical and anecdotal reports continue to suggest its effectiveness." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Studies also show it helps with type II diabetes by decreasing triglycerides, insulin, and leptin, and improves glucose utilization. Further studies are being done on CLA for the role it plays in fighting against cancer and atherosclerosis, which is a form of arteriosclerosis. An article in Woman's World December 16, 2003, magazine claimed that clogged arteries are also helped, and CLA may cut harmful LDL cholesterol by 10 points, and artery-clogging triglycerides by 50% in 12 weeks. Omega-6 performs very important metabolic functions in the body." - Gregory, A. Gore, Defeat Cancer (Get the book.)

"Omega-3 fatty acids are most important, as they bring balance to our hormones, reduce inflammation, regulate our blood sugar, prevent blood clotting, keep our cholesterol and triglycerides in balance, relax our blood vessels, and make our cells healthy and resilient. Omega-3 fats are found in fish oil, olive oil, flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and some organ meats. The most important omega-3 fats are EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), both made from alpha linoleic acid." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "It is not clear how, but this type of LDL seems to worsen LDL damage. triglycerides are a form of fat also made by your body that can cause damage if oxidized. All forms of fat, when they become oxidized, can damage vessels and cause inflammation. It is oxidation and inflammation, not the fats, that lead to heart attacks and strokes. It is believed that much of the effectiveness of many lipid-lowering drugs is their ability to reduce inflammation, not fat. Everyone needs fat in their diet, but how much you need and how much your body makes are two different things." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"WARNING SIGN High triglycerides and low HDL levels are stronger risk factors for heart An apple-shaped body is a serious sign that you're also at increased risk for colon cancer. In fact, belly fat is such an important predictor of heart and other diseases that measuring waist circumference during a physical examination may soon become as commonplace as taking your height and weight—and much more revealing. Studies are now showing that waist circumference alone is a better predictor of future cardiovasally have only one." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

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