Triglycerides - What are Triglycerides - Triglyceride Levels - High Triglycerides

In this video I discuss Triglycerides, what are they, how do they affect your health, and what can you do to keep them in check?

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Triglycerides

Whats up dudes, and whats up ladies? Bryan here, and In this video we are going to discuss triglycerides. We are going to define what a triglyceride is, what its functions in the body are, why it is important to monitor your levels of triglycerides, and some things you can do to keep them in check. So, lets roll.

So, what are triglycerides? A Triglyceride is a type of fat that is found in our blood, it is a fat molecule made up of a glycerol unit and 3 fatty acid chains. Triglycerides come from vegetable oils and meat and dairy products. Our bodies also make triglycerides from extra calories we consume.

Triglycerides are packaged inside lipoproteins and travel in the bloodstream to cells throughout the body. The lipoproteins deliver triglycerides to the cells for use as energy, however, if cells do not need that energy, the triglycerides are sent to fat cells and stored there for future energy use, as body fat. Fat cells then hold the triglyceride molecules until your body needs the energy, such as between meals.

Why is this important? Well, high levels of triglycerides in the bloodstream is related to coronary artery disease, which is when plaque builds up in the arteries that lead to the heart. High triglycerides are also related to increased risk of stroke and pancreatitis, which can lead to hormone and enzyme disruption.

A simple blood test can reveal whether your triglycerides fall into a healthy range. I will put a chart on the screen, from the Mayo Clinic, that shows the ranges of triglyceride levels.

Check with your doctor to have a blood test done, they usually check triglyceride levels as part of a cholesterol test.

So, what are some things that raise triglyceride levels? Well, Over consumption of food, especially refined carbohydrates and foods high in added sugars can raise levels.. consumption of meats that are high in fat, and alcohol consumption can also increase triglyceride levels. Alcohol has a particularly potent affect on triglyceride levels. Lack of regular exercise contributes as well.

Bottom Line
Triglycerides are not some horrible monsters. We actually need to store some of them as energy for later use. With triglycerides, it comes down to 4 issues. Not overeating, not eating a diet high in refined carbohydrates, not over consuming alcohol, and not being active.

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:17 What are triglycerides?
0:36 How the body uses triglycerides
1:00 How high levels of triglycerides harm the body
1:34 What raises triglyceride levels in the body

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[chuck]

This channel is great when I just need a concept explained in 2 mins rather than the 10+ everybody else seems to take. Two thumbs up! 👍👍

[soofisoof]

My T.G was 4.28 !!my cholesterol was 6.19 !! my Doc. said see you at emergency room in few weeks if you I am 74 and 180 cent. Hight and 180 pound no fat at all, very active what ever I said to Doc I work hard in grave - yard!!shift last 20 years I walk long time every Saturday and 10 blocks every nights he did not care at all He wrote his 3 kind of pills ...in two month I elliminate my sweet !! diner plus I ate only one times and even less than usual ....my T.G went below one!!!and cholestrol below optimum!!! I lost 8 kilo or 17 pound that I am very very angry shrunken my muscles ....So my friend the only think this time I added was fasting and reduces my one eating this made this huge change. non of the other thing were working

[Majin-Clan]

You had me until you said overconsumption of high fat meats. Im a carnivore, high fat meats is all i eat. I am literally looking at my bloodwork results and my triglycerides is at 85. Other than that, though, good video! Thanks for the info

[iqbalsinghjassi]

Pls tell one thing sir According to Modern Science things that raise triglyceride are :
1 ) OVERCONSUMPTION OF FOOD
2) REFINED CARBOHYDRATES
3) FOODS HIGH IN ADDED SUGAR
4) ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
5) LACK OF EXERCISE AND SIR MODERN SCIENCE ALSO SAYS THAT TRIGLYCERIDE ARE STORED ENERGY WHICH WE ARE NOT USING, WE ARE JUST OVEREATING AND TAKING MORE CALORIES AS COMPARISON TO HOW MUCH WE BURN PLS TELL SIR JI??

[rdsmix]

Thank you very much for this video it helps a lot

[autosuggestion]

i love this channel very direct and impormative i guess you are an Aries Bryan haha

[vlatkopopovski]

THE FIRST BIOREGULATION
Plasma triglycerides below 0.6 mmol/L (50 mg/dl).
Vitamin D (calcifediol): 140-240 ng/mL (350-600 nmol/L) or more subject to need, with precautions and according to protocol.
Parathyroid hormone (PTH intact) 5-25 pg/mL (0.5-2.5 pmol/L), if needed around the lower reference range.
Love for more oxytocin hormone.

[sanjaykhan]

Don't over consume calories
Minimizing refined carbohydrates
Controlling alcohol consumption
Being active

[aaronwebb]

Please keep up the good work. these videos are awesome!!

[saritadiaz]

Just got my blood work bk
And my triglycerides are high.
This will help

[baseerfarahi]

Hello friends, i have been checking my blood test and result is high triglycerides over 900 and i have also followed the instructions on the video even than its very high. can you please advice what to do. i have also meet more than 5 doctors but it looks they did not properly understood. thanks waiting for your advice

[robertwotring]

Mine are 119 and VA doc wants me on a statin. Total is 180

[gelandersen]

Anonghalamang gamot angpang pbaba ng triglasirides

[joz]

Intermittent fasting is said to burn stored fat reserves. Omega3 to 6 ratio in America is said to be off. Much more omega 3s help

[shabanashaik]

My Mom's Triglycerides rate Is 271....is this dangerous to health?? Should use tablets for this rate of triglycerides??

[jeffassasincross]

How about rice it can make your triglycerides to go hign?

[juneperez]

I have a low triglycerides(118)and high LDL(122)What foods do i take?thank you

[RodMartinJr]

You really need to remove your End Cards so we can read the text. Or move them to a non-active part of your video!

[l]

Why couldn't my doctor Explain it the way you did

[Sarah-fdiv]

This is outdated information. Anyone watching this needs to go listen to Dr Robert Lustig talk about Triglycerides and cholesterol in detail. Triglycerides tell us what our liver does with the sugars we eat.