Triglycerides & Why They Matter so Much
Is weight the only factor you should be paying attention to if you want to be healthy?
The
answer is yes, but ONLY to an extent! There are many
other contributing factors towards good health such as whether you are overweight
or underweight, obese, your BMI (Body Mass Index), heart rate, blood pressure,
cholesterol, blood sugar (glucose levels) and even your triglycerides levels! If you are one of those who are really
struggling hard to lose weight, you may want to strain yourself a bit
further!
Losing weight is a
long struggle and requires immense amounts of dedication, hard work and
persistence. Even if you have temporarily lost weight, it does not even lead to
permanent weight loss.
This is because your
body wants to remain the same and it is going to work hard to get back to that
weight! All the hormones and gut bacteria inside the body get changed once you
are overweight and that in turn changes the intensity of cravings for food and
even your satiety levels, i.e. how much food it once took you to feel full.
While cholesterol
gets a lot of the attention when it comes to ‘body fat’ there is also another
lipid or fat particle in the blood that is known as a triglyceride, which can
cause severe health problems. This is
mainly the case when the triglycerides level is high. Triglycerides are known
for playing an important role in maintaining good heart health as well as the
overall health of the body.
How do triglycerides get
inside the body?
There are two ways
in which triglycerides can enter the bloodstream. It can either be:
· Directly through the fats that are eaten as
a part of the diet
· They can be created inside the body from
the carbohydrates that are consumed
Read more to find
out the difference between triglycerides and cholesterol.
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