Triglycerides are created from the breakdown of dietary fat.
Studies have shown that high triglyceride levels are associated with developing diabetes, cardiovascular illnesses, and other life-threatening diseases.
You do NOT want elevated blood triglycerides.
After you eat excess carbohydrates, blood glucose stays higher longer because the glucose can’t make it into the cells of the muscles.
This toxic level of glucose is like tar in the bloodstream clogging arteries and causing inflammation.
Starch and sugar gets stored as fat (remember starch is just glucose molecules hooked together in a long chain; the digestive track breaks it down into glucose… so a sugary and a starch diet are the same thing!
The triglyceride level, NOT cholesterol, is a better predictor of heart disease than other markers.
Cholesterol isn’t the enemy, INFLAMMATION is.
Normal triglyceride numbers should be under 100 and 70 would be elite.
You can also check the TRIGLYCERIDE to HDL ratio by dividing your triglycerides by your HDL.
The marker you want to look for is the triglyceride to HDL ratio which you want it to be 2.0 or less, ideally 1.0 or less.
If you really want to know your heart disease risk, look at CAC score. It is an easy test that measures the plaque buildup in your coronary arteries.
The score given correlates to heart disease (and overall death risk) by orders of magnitude better than total cholesterol ever does.
Fortunately, triglycerides can often be easily controlled with several diet and lifestyle changes.
When you are eating a low carb ketogenic diet & doing keto the right way and incorporating exercise, your inflammation is very low.
This is why your food choices are very important!
Foods to AVOID: ❌Sugar & hidden sugars disguised ❌Soda, ❌Fruit juice and other sugary drinks ❌Candy ❌Salad dressings. ❌Baked goods ❌White bread ❌Cereals ❌Bagels ❌Pastries ❌Pasta ❌ Rice ❌Seed oils ❌Ultra processed foods
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