Omega-3 and Triglycerides: Could It Really Be That Simple?
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Omega-3 and Triglycerides: Could It Really Be That Simple?
We are wise to be wary of oversimplification. There is nothing that can cure everything. For example, if everyone on the face of Thick as Thieves the planet stopped smoking it would not wipe out the existence of lung disease. But I wonder how much lung disease would be wiped out if nobody smoked. My unscientific answer to that query is, “a whole heck of a lot.” Lung disease (as well as many other chronic conditions) would see a dramatic decline if smoking ceased. Yet in spite of all the warnings and scientific evidence people continue to smoke.
But I am not on the anti-smoking bandwagon…today. Today’s focus is on triglycerides. Triglycerides have become increasingly important in heart health matters. Many studies have suggested that elevated triglyceride levels not only indicate problems but are themselves the cause of some of these problems.
Triglycerides essentially have two sources in our bodies. First off видеокамеры самсунг our bodies produce them. They are necessary for life and are the most common type of fat in our energy storage system. стиральная машина брандт The second source of triglycerides is the diet. We consume them in the foods we eat and our bodies convert some foods into triglycerides.
In some cases we might experience elevated triglycerides because of aging or certain medical conditions or even the medications we take to treat these medical conditions. But none of these reasons is the primary cause for the general increase in triglycerides. That credit goes to diet. But that is too simple and perhaps too painful. The fact is we eat too much for the amount of exercise we get and we eat the wrong types of foods.
So what are we to do? The simple (though not easy) answer is watch your diet and get some exercise. Of course while you are at it you could stop smoking. This very simple answer is a very good one. Diet is the main contributor to elevated triglycerides.
The particulars of diet I can save for another place and time. But there is one aspect of diet that we need to монитор делл discuss now. That has to do with omega-3. Omega-3 is a scientific notation
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