The heart attack rate is two times higher if the triglyceride level is above 250 as compared to below 170. Ninety percent of overweight people have increased triglycerides. Other causes of increased triglycerides are alcohol, sugar, the fatty acids in dairy products and the refined carbohydrates such as white bread, white flour products, white pastries, and white starch. One can bring the cholesterol down by reducing the fat content of the diet, by increasing exercise, and by learning to deal with tension. One good way to deal with tension is through vigorous exercise.
Exercise neutralizes tension.
Face squarely those things that trouble you and deal with each one dispassionately and kindly. The fat content of the diet can be effectively lowered by decreasing all animal products, and by omitting margarine, mayonnaise, fried foods and cooking oil. There are excellent substitutes for spreads that have no oil. Drug companies are overjoyed if their cholesterol-lowering products achieve a 10 to 15 point decrease in six months. No plant food contains cholesterol.