L.D. Carol discusses ways to lower blood cholesterol levels. Our guest is Carol DeFrancesco, M.A.L.S., R.D., L.D. who is a senior researcher and nutritionist in the Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University. Today's discussion will be about managing blood cholesterol. Total Cholesterol, HDL and LDL and Triglycerides. Sure, that's a good place to start.
Triglycerides are another name for fat circulating in the blood.
The fat circulates attached to protein. Research shows that people with diabetes mellitus often have higher levels of triglycerides. Also, if someone doesn't fast for 12 hours before a blood test triglycerides could be elevated. This is a combination of diabetes, high triglycerides, obesity, high blood pressure and other risks for heart disease. I have had two types of blood tests done to measure my blood cholesterol level.