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Diabetics InformationYou Are What You Eat: Triglycerides and Diet
by:
Greg Post
I must confess that I am a Steve Martin fan. Like me he studied philosophy in his earlier days. He plays a stringed instrument
like I will I could. And he is funny. In 1987 he was in a film entitled “Roxanne”. He compete a small town fire chief with an tremendous nose who fell in love with a beautiful uranologist compete by Daryl Hannah. The only problem was she had an eye for a younger fireman with a comparatively
normal nose. C.D. Bales (Steve Martin), having a poetic command of the English language, in agreement to coach the younger and more much awkward man in his pursuit of the educated astronomer. It is a screaming twist on an old story. In one of the more sober scenes C.D.’s friend Trixie encourages him to pursue the young maiden for himself since he was evidently in love with her. She does her point by expression the truth “is as plain as the nose on your face.” Well said.
Many folk now are concerned just about their lipid levels. And justly so. High triglycerides have been marked as an independent risk factor for coronary heart illness (CHD). But in all the scramble to reduce our triglycerides galore doctors have been trying to tell us that the truth is as plain as the nose on our collective face.
Triglycerides are a form of fat. In fact they are the most prevailing form of fat in our bodies. Our bodies do triglycerides and we consume them in our diets. Even as although we live in culture wherever
‘thin is in’, fat is a good thing. Triglycerides in particular are good because they are the form of fat our bodies use for energy. But like galore things more is not necessarily better. Triglycerides truly represent an example of the maxim, ‘too more of a good thing’. In this case too more can contribute to serious health side effects especially in relation to heart health. So if your triglycerides are too high get them down.
But how? How do we get them down? To answer this question it is 1st helpful to understand what causes our triglycerides to rise. There are several causes which we will only mention in passing because they do not compose the main subject of this essay. There are certain medical conditions that elevate lipid levels such as hypothyroidism, excretory organ disease, liver disease, familial hypertriglyceridemia and pregnancy. And of course medical conditions are often attended
by medications that negatively impact triglycerides. Among these are oral contraceptives, oestrogen replacement therapy, certain steroids, diuretics, beta-blockers, newer classes of major tranquillizer medications, cyclosporine, glucocorticoids, progesterone, retinoids and estrogen antagonist to mention a handful.
The above mentioned factors can contribute to a rise in blood serum triglycerides. But they are by no means the most common. For most of us our problems lie elsewhere. Polygenic disorder is a common cause of high triglycerides. Unluckily polygenic disorder is a two-pronged fork. Not only does it affect lipid levels but diabetics are more susceptible to the damage that results from factors such as high triglycerides.
Obesity, any the reason, causes higher levels of triglycerides to hang about in the blood. As our nation gets increasingly heavier higher cholesterin and triglycerides, as well as the heart damage that accompanies them, will become more common.
Now for the rest of us. For most of us our triglycerides are high for one reason. The truth is as plain as the nose on C.D.’s face. We are what we eat. Doctors, although themselves rarely
the epitome of health, have been telling us for years to watch what we eat. With all the medical advances over the past several decades diet and exercise are still the primary and most effective methods for promoting heart health, especially in relation to cholesterin and triglycerides and the damage they can cause.
I have only this to say just about exercise. Get some! But concerning diet we need a bit more detail. Let’s begin wherever
it hurts the most. Alcohol, although good for your heart in galore ways, is easily born-again to triglycerides. If yours are too high stay away from alcohol.
Next in line, and this hurts me even as more, is sugar. Simple, and especially extremely
processed carbohydrates, cause triglycerides to rise possibly even as more than alcohol. The American diet is no alien to sugar and extremely
processed foods. Such foods are doing more than devising us fat. They are causation the incidence of heart illness to intensify with amazing speed. Once
it comes to high triglycerides, sugar is your worst enemy.
Fruits are questionable. Eliminating fruits is not the place to start. Whole fruits, and the sugars they contain, do not convert to triglycerides as promptly as their processed cousins. However, if you have done all you can in another areas of your diet you mightiness consider reducing fruit intake. But before you do this do sure you have eliminated the juices that are more sugar and juice than they are fruit. And avoid canned fruits that are packed in syrup.
Since triglycerides are fat it does sense to avoid fatty foods. I have in mind especially saturated animal fats. Foods such as bacon, sausage, fatty fowl like duck or goose and fatty beef should be restricted in your diet. Hotdogs and hamburgers? I realize they are the core of the American diet. But do I actually need to comment on these?
Now for the surprise. Several fatty foods actually cause triglycerides to fall. Can you believe it? There is a silver lining behind every dark cloud. Cold water fatty fish like salmon, mackerel and tuna, not the canned varieties, are high in omega-3 fatty acids which are well documented to reduce triglycerides. Once
is the last time you detected
just about an Eskimo having bypass surgery? Possibly that is because Eskimos cognize that the American Heart Association has suggested two to four grams of omega-3 fatty acids from marine sources for folk with high triglycerides. That is a lot of omega-3 but such quantities are well proved to lower triglycerides as well as offer a whole list of heart health benefits. Although it is difficult to eat that more fish and there is the risk of mercury poisoning, there is a safe way to get enough omega-3 to effectively lower triglycerides. You can take fish oils supplements. Please purchase them from a sure source.
So, as you can see, the epidemic of rising triglycerides is an excess danger. For most of us the resolution rests in the things we eat and the exercise we need to get. It sounds all too simple. But I am a simple guy. I think it is good to cognize that the resolution to rising triglycerides is as plain as the nose on C.D.’s face.
For more information on causes of high triglycerides and lipid lower diets please use the links below.
http://www.optimal-heart-health.com/causesofhightriglycerides.html
http://www.optimal-heart-health.com/foodtolowertriglyceride.html
http://www.optimal-heart-health.com/triglycerides.html
Just just about the author:
Greg has degrees in science, divinity and philosophy and is presently
an I.T. developer.
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