So, what are triglycerides? Triglycerides are a form of fat carried through the bloodstream. When you eat, your body converts any calories it does not need at that moment and stores it into ...

When eating, the body converts extra calories, especially from carbs, sugar, fats, and alcohol, into triglycerides.

What you eat, drink or do before a lipid test can quietly skew cholesterol results. An Apollo doctor explains how dinner, ...

Though you may know the difference between bad cholesterol and good cholesterol, you may not know that your triglycerides, a type of fat found in your blood, are equally important to your heart health ...

You may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or bad cholesterol; and their connections to heart health. But what about triglycerides? Often that word ...

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Canned foods are convenient and good for you, too. For heart health, don’t ignore these fiber-rich and omega-3-packed pantry staples. “Shop the perimeter of the grocery store” is a well-intentioned ...

Familial hyperchylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare disorder you get from genes passed down from your parents. When you have it, your body isn’t able to break down (metabolize) fat. Specifically, ...

High triglycerides, widely known as an enemy of the aging heart, may not be as threatening to older adults' brains, new research suggests. The study, of over 80,000 older adults, found those with ...

While your first instinct when grocery shopping for heart-healthy foods may be to fill your cart with fresh produce, don’t overlook the freezer aisle. Frozen foods are convenient (hello, pre-cut ...

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced that Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance (NOC) authorizing REDEMPLO™ (plozasiran), a small interfering RNA (siRNA) medicine, ...