High Level of Triglyceride, a Good Indicator for the Stroke and Heart Disease

During the years between high cholesterol and most be discussed. But now researchers have found that a high level of triglyceride can be a good indicator for the stroke and heart disease, regardless of your cholesterol level.

Triglyceride level above 200 mg / dl is considered high risk and raise serious. Above 500 mg / dl is considered high extreme. Even above 150 - 199 mg / dl is considered high limit.

Lower degree triglyceride is very important because:

The latest study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found, the high level of triglyceride having risk three times greater fell ill heart disease and stroke. Although the cholesterol level is low.

Drugs to lower level of triglyceride have serious negative side effects. That is why the American Hearth Association recommend that, the drug only be used after the natural way of the triglyceride level reduction is failed.

A good diet to lower triglyceride level can reduce the risk of stroke and sudden cardiac death up to half.

To minimize the risk of total, try to get a level below 150 mg / dl.

Causal Factor

Triglyceride is a kind of fat. But reducing the fat in the diet, in fact, can not lower the triglyceride level. The cause of high level of triglyceride is sugar. So that needs to be avoided is a mashed carbohydrate, where it's glycerin index is high.

To decrease the degree triglyceride, can apply starting with the heart healthy diet:

• Eat more high protein food without fat
• Change glikemik high-carbohydrate with low glikemik
• Consume more high-fiber foods, like vegetables and fruit
• Replace saturated fat and trans fat with good fat
• Lower total fat food to 20% - 30% of calories
• Reduce calorie intake to lose weight and maintain your ideal body weight
• Exercise 30 minutes a day
• Stop smoking and reduce alcohol