If at any time you do a general check up, the lab results that you receive, in addition to the results of the analysis are quite numerous, in addition to cholesterol, usually one of which included also the results of the analysis of triglycerides.
Triglycerides were what ?
Simply said, Triglycerides are the one type of fat (lipids) in the blood.
When eaten, the body will turn it into calories as a source of energy for daily strength. While the unused calories are converted into triglycerides.
And by the body Triglycerides are stored in fat cells, then a will be releasing hormone Triglycerides as energy.
Then, what is the difference between the Cholesterol Triglycerides ?
Triglycerides and cholesterol both in fact equally including types of lipids in the bloodstream, yan circulate throughout the body with the help of lipid transport proteins ataulipoprotein. However, both triglycerides or cholesterol can not dissolve in the blood.
In a simple sense of difference between triglycerides and cholesterol are, Triglycerides will save calories that are not used, and then provide backup energy for the body when in need. While cholesterol, the body is used to build cells and certain hormones.
From the health side, Triglycerides itself is one of the benchmarks that are important for heart health. When high levels of triglycerides, the risk of heart disease will also increase.
And it can happen if the calories that enter the body more than the calories burned body.
Then the body will have high triglycerides or called denganHipertrigliseridamia.
And what danger If Triglycerides Too High ?
In addition to a higher risk for heart disease, high triglycerides will contribute to the hardening of the arteries or thickening of the arterial wall, disebutaterosklerosis.
In addition, high triglycerides also may be one indication of type 2 diabetes, the occurrence of hypothyroidism or low thyroid hormone levels, liver disease, kidney or the presence of a rare genetic disease.
Triglycerides can also be a side effect of drugs such as beta blockers, birth control pills, steroids, diuretics or breast cancer drug, Tamoxifen.
How triglycerides are normal?
By doing a simple blood test can actually uncover how the levels of triglycerides in the body. According to medical standards, the levels of triglycerides in the blood are categorized into:
1. Normal, if the levels of triglycerides in the blood of less than 150 mg / dL or less than 1.7 mmol / L
2. The high limit, if the levels of triglycerides in the blood of 150 -199 mg / dL or 1.8 to 2.2 mmol / L
3. High, if the levels of triglycerides in the blood of 200-499 mg / dL or 2.3 to 5.6 mmol / L
4. Very high, if the levels of triglycerides in the blood of 500 mg / dL or more, or 5.7 mmol / L or above.
According to The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that triglyceride levels of 100 mg / dL or 1.1 mmol / L or lower is considered to be the most optimal.
In blood tests, your doctor will usually check high triglyceride levels as part of a cholesterol test, or often referred to as a lipid panel or lipid profile.
And usually required to fast for 9-12 hours before the blood sample was taken for measurement of triglycerides accurate.
