WHAT ARE TRIGLYCERIDES & what is the affect on the body?

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WHAT ARE TRIGLYCERIDES & what is the affect on the body?

Answer 1

Triglycerides are glycerides that are esterified with three fatty acids.  Basically, they are dietary fats from both animal and vegetable sources.

They are used in the body as sources of energy and transporters of dietary fat in the form of VLDL (very low density lipoproteins) and chylomicrons.  When you eat fatty foods, the triglycerides are split up in the intestines into glycerol (a three-carbon molecule with three -OH groups attached to it) and the fatty acids, which vary in length.  They are then packaged with cholesterol to form chylomicrons, which can be transported through the blood.

High levels of triglycerides are associated with atherosclerosis and heart disease (though HDL and LDL levels are considered more important--that's high-density lipoproteins or "good cholesterol" and low-density lipoproteins or "bad cholesterol").  Ideally, you should have less that 150 mg/dL in the blood.

High levels of triglycerides are also associated with increased risk of pancreatitis--inflammation of the pancreas.

Answer 2

>>Triglycerides are organic, composed of 3 atoms, CHO and it is use to energy and insulate our body.

>>esterified with three fatty acids. Basically, they are dietary fats from both animal and vegetable sources.

>> sources of energy and transporters of dietary fat in the form of VLDL (very low density lipoproteins) and chylomicrons.

>>When you eat fatty foods, the triglycerides are split up in the intestines into glycerol (a three-carbon molecule with three -OH groups attached to it) and the fatty acids, which vary in length.

>>They are then packaged with cholesterol to form chylomicrons, which can be transported through the blood.

>>High levels of triglycerides are associated with atherosclerosis and heart disease (though HDL and LDL levels are considered more important--that's high-density lipoproteins or "good cholesterol" and low-density lipoproteins or "bad cholesterol"). Ideally, you should have less that 150 mg/dL in the blood.

>>High levels of triglycerides are also associated with increased risk of pancreatitis--inflammation of the pancreas.

>> Oops, it is also associated with diabetes type 2 and obesity.