A form of fat in the bloodstream is triglycerides. A person with high triglycerides often has high total cholesterol, high LDL (bad) cholesterol and a low HDL (good) cholesterol level.

Heart disease if often associated with high triglycerides. There have been many clinical studies that demonstrate people with above-normal triglyceride levels (greater than or equal to 200 mg/dL) have an increased risk of heart disease. Having diabetes and obesity can cause high triglycerides.

Studies have coupled high levels of blood fats called triglycerides to an increase risk of strokes. Researchers have accounted for other risk factors for strokes such as people with more than 200 mg of triglycerides per dl of blood were nearly 30% more likely to have an ischemic stroke or TLA than people with lower levels of triglycerides.

When a blood clot or narrowed artery cuts off the brains blood supply an ischemic stroke occurs. This accounts for 80% of all strokes. The rupture in blood vessels in the brain account for 20% of strokes.

Among people with heart disease, an important risk factor for the main type of stroke (ischemic strokes) is high triglycerides and the low levels of HDL, the good cholesterol which usually co-exist.

It is believed that the triglycerides/HDL ratio is one of the most potent predictors of heart disease. It is generally considered that if this number is below 2 the person is generally at a low risk of heart disease. So, the lower your triglycerides, or the higher your HDL, the smaller this ratio becomes.

An appropriate diet is an easy way to correct high triglycerides. Simple restriction of all sugars and grains. Sugars and grains require insulin secretion which is a potent stimulus to the liver to produce triglycerides, and sugars and grains must be reduced if you are looking to lower your triglycerides.

Even though it is believed, a low fat diet is not the solution to lowering high triglycerides levels. Researchers Van Horn and Lichtenstein intensely studied the low fat approach a few years ago. Their research shows that a low fat diet will produce a result opposite to the desired effect, triglyceride levels actually increase. Insulin resistance may be one of the driving factors behind high triglycerides which are not a surprising phenomenon. Problems observed in high triglyceride levels may be caused by insulin resistance.

For additional info and questions in regards to a Cholesterol Free Diet please send all correspondence to Dr. Sam Robbins

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