0 a type of fat found in the blood that is formed from glycerol (= a thick, sweet, colourless liquid) and three fatty acid groups (= one of a particular group of acids containing carbon, which are an important part of our diet):
While triglycerides are not actually a type of cholesterol–they are a type of fat in the blood--they are usually part of a cholesterol screening.
If there is not enough glucose available to meet energy demands, the body begins to break down fat stores to provide glucose from triglycerides.
There is growing evidence that high levels of triglycerides in the blood increase the risk of heart problems.
The bulk of fat cells is made up of droplets of stored triglycerides.
My cholesterol was high and my trigylceride was high.
All patients were initially treated conservatively with chest tube drainage and hypercaloric diet suplemented with medium chain triglycerides.
Genome-wide association analysis identifies loci for type 2 diabetes and triglyceride levels.
Serum triglycerides also diverge widely between the two diets measured in this study.
