What is Triglyceride? What is Triglyceride Height?
Triglyceride is a type of fat found in the blood. A triglyceride level below 150 mg/dl is considered the ideal value.

The rise of triglyceride from the normal level to high levels is expressed as triglyceride elevation.

Excessive consumption of animal fats and high-carbohydrate foods, consuming more calories than burned calories, sedentary life, weight gain, some hormonal disorders can cause triglyceride levels to rise.

So, what are the symptoms of high triglyceride levels and how does the triglyceride value decrease?

Güven Çayyolu Surgical Medical Center, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Assoc. Dr. Cüneyd Anıl answered the questions about triglycerides.

What is Triglyceride? What is Triglyceride Height?
Contents
What is triglyceride?
What should be the ideal triglyceride value?
What are the symptoms of high triglyceride levels?
What diseases does high triglyceride cause?
What are the causes of high triglyceride levels?
How to lower triglyceride?
How often should blood fat tests be done?
What is triglyceride?
Triglyceride is a type of fat found in the blood. There are mainly two types of lipids (blood fat) in the blood, triglycerides and cholesterol.

hyperlipidemia; It is a medical term used to express the high level of fats in the blood. Generally, hyperlipidemia is known as "high cholesterol". However, in reality, both cholesterol and triglyceride elevations mean high blood fats.

Cholesterol is a fat product that circulates in our blood by binding to proteins called “lipoproteins”. Cholesterol is produced in our body by the liver for the health of cells and many functions of the body. Foods such as eggs, red meat, offal, cream and fatty cheese also contain high cholesterol. A certain amount of cholesterol is needed for the health of cells. However, if cholesterol consumption exceeds a certain amount, health problems begin.

Compared to people with normal cholesterol levels, individuals with high cholesterol are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and other health problems. The higher the cholesterol, the higher the risk of these problems occurring.

When we eat, our body converts calories that it will not use immediately into triglycerides. Triglycerides, one of the body's energy storage sources, are stored in fat cells. They are released into the blood through some hormones for energy needs, especially between meals and during long periods of hunger, and they meet the energy needs of the tissues. Triglycerides are normally present in the blood to a certain level. However, elevated triglyceride levels can lead to various health problems.

According to studies, 3 out of 10 adults in Turkey have high triglycerides.

What should be the ideal triglyceride value?
In the standard lipid (blood fats) test, total (total) cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol (malignant), HDL-cholesterol (benign) and triglyceride levels are measured.

The ideal triglyceride level is below 150 mg/dl.

Slightly increased between 150-499 mg/dl,
Moderately increased between 500-1000 mg/dl,
Above 1000 mg/dl indicates a very high triglyceride value.
A very high triglyceride level requires immediate treatment, and in general, a total cholesterol level above 200 mg/dl is considered high. However, safe and target levels for blood lipids may vary depending on the individual's health history and current state of health. This evaluation is made by the physician who followed up.

Blood fats are often checked after 8-12 hours of fasting. In some special cases, satiety can also be looked at. In this regard, the patient is guided by the physician.

What are the symptoms of high triglyceride levels?
Mild or even moderate elevation of triglycerides is usually asymptomatic. However, if it stays at high levels for a long time, it causes serious health problems.

Symptoms of high triglyceride levels include:

Small fat deposits called xanthomas on the skin,
Abdominal pain due to fatty liver,
In the long term, chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations,
Numbness, numbness, loss of strength, dizziness, blurred vision, headache, more rarely, confusion and loss of consciousness in various body parts due to the narrowing of the vessels leading to the brain.
Very high triglyceride levels can cause inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis), causing symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite. This is an emergency that requires hospitalization and treatment.

What diseases does high triglyceride cause?
High LDL (bad cholesterol) is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases. However, people with high triglyceride levels have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease compared to those with normal triglyceride levels.

The wall of blood vessels with high triglyceride