May 29, 2001
NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS
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Today's Topic: Cholesterol's Half-Brother

Triglycerides are a type of fat that travels in the bloodstream along
with cholesterol, phospholipid and protein in packages called
lipoproteins.  Triglycerides are composed of three fatty acids hooked
to a molecule of glycerol.  This is the most concentrated form of
energy the body can use, and that stuff you can pinch around your
waist is triglyceride - the storage form of fat.

Vegetable oils are also pure triglyceride.  No food source of
triglycerides is completely saturated or unsaturated.  Fats solid at
room temperature (butter, beef tallow, coconut oil, hydrogenated fats
like margarine and shortening) are more saturated.  Liquid fats
(corn, safflower, sunflower, olive, and soybean oils) tend to be
highly unsaturated.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: For some people, high
triglycerides in the blood are a risk factor for heart disease.
Recommended ways to lower triglycerides are weight loss, exercise,
and reducing consumption of alcohol or carbohydrates, especially
sugars.

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