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What Does A Change In Triglycerides From 135 To 219 Mean?
Question: What does a change in triglycerides from 135 to 219 mean? The blood tests are 1 year apart.
That means your carbohydrate and fat consumption has increased and burning(physical activity) has decreased.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
If my eating and exercise habits remained similar is there any other explanation? Can it spike that much from a one month change? I ate and exercised differently while in south XXXXXXX for a month.
Brief Answer:
Increase your exercise and decrease your fatty food intake.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using HCM.
I am Dr Rakesh Sharma answering your query.
I can understand your concern.
In over period of one year , this much in change any reading in any type of test is not surprising.
This definitely indicates change in your food habit, that is increased carbohydrate and fatty diet and less of exercise.
Even if your total cholesterol remains within limits, Slight increase in LDL and triglycerides occurs due to increase in fatty diet.
So limit your intake of sweets, fatty red meat, poultry skin, butter, lard, high-fat dairy products and shellfish.
Increase your exercise to the best of your ability.
Hope you have answer to your query.If any thing else, You are most welcome to write back.I am always there to help you.
Good luck.
Increase your exercise and decrease your fatty food intake.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using HCM.
I am Dr Rakesh Sharma answering your query.
I can understand your concern.
In over period of one year , this much in change any reading in any type of test is not surprising.
This definitely indicates change in your food habit, that is increased carbohydrate and fatty diet and less of exercise.
Even if your total cholesterol remains within limits, Slight increase in LDL and triglycerides occurs due to increase in fatty diet.
So limit your intake of sweets, fatty red meat, poultry skin, butter, lard, high-fat dairy products and shellfish.
Increase your exercise to the best of your ability.
Hope you have answer to your query.If any thing else, You are most welcome to write back.I am always there to help you.
Good luck.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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