How does one control there Triglycerides, I know about the diets but what foods/snacks creates the high numbers ? Just found out on Saturday mine are 440 and my cholesterol is 240, HELP !!!!!!!!
High triglycerides
Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by Diesel Dave, Feb 20, 2011.
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Fried foods are a main cause.
No more fried chicken at the buffet now it is Baked foods
Red meats 1 time a week and or meds.
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Not just fried foods, but heavily processed foods like salami, lunchmeat, and stuff like that. Watch out for them, usually people only focus on thier HDL and LDL and they miss their very real triclyceride danger.
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Here is I how got mine under control:
Got on medication called Tricor:
http://www.drugs.com/tricor.html
In addition, I started eating more oven cooked chicken
ate red meat once a week for protein
ate salads or fruits for snacks
ate lots of rice
bought low sodium foods
chose wheat breads only
turkey based products for subs and sandwiches
only clear sodas though im guilty of sneaking in dr pepper
eliminated olives and salts from subs
It all depends on what you like to eat. I myself was scared about the change but knew I had to make a choice. As a result, I rarely eat fried food and if I do, it does not sit well. I like to eat spicy foods, so grilled or oven baked garlic chicken is on my list twice or thrice a week. I love to eat at Japanese and Chinese buffets as they are cheap; However a lot of that stuff is full of sodium. Choose wisely. I eat the garlic chicken and steamed vegetables as well as any seafood that is not fried. In some you can find crab legs and salads which will fill you up quick.
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Thanks for the info I found that also cutting sodium oddly it helps lower your BP too. I also Drink Crystal Light Raspberry Green Tea, other than going from drinkin soda and going to tea it has not been that bad. LOL hell i got my 1yrs health cert doin these changes.
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my DR recommended taking Niacin...
as well as diet changes.
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Drop fruit from your diet. The principle sugar, fructose, is converted to glycerol phosphate more efficiently than almost all other carbs. Glycerol Phosphate ->triglycerides(via the liver) -> fat storage.
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