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Triglycerides: Why do they matter?
What's considered normal?
What about medication?
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What are triglycerides?
What's considered healthy?
What's the difference between triglycerides and cholesterol?
Why do high triglycerides matter?
What's the best way to lower triglycerides?
What about medicine?
What if triglycerides stay very high?
What about medication?
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What are triglycerides?
What's considered healthy?
What's the difference between triglycerides and cholesterol?
Why do high triglycerides matter?
What's the best way to lower triglycerides?
What about medicine?
What if triglycerides stay very high?
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By Mayo Clinic Staff
If you've been keeping an eye on your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, there's something else you might need to monitor: your triglycerides.
Having a high level of triglycerides in your blood can increase your risk of heart disease. But the same healthy choices that promote overall health can help lower your triglycerides too.
