Triglycerides can be harmful to the heart, expert explains how to control them

Increasing bad cholesterol in the body is considered very harmful to heart health. But do you know that, like bad cholesterol, triglycerides are also considered fatal for the heart? Let us tell you, both triglycerides and bad cholesterol are types of fat present in the blood, which increase the risk of heart disease. While triglycerides store energy in the body, LDL transports cholesterol to the cells. But when their quantity increases in the body, due to that the risk of heart attack and stroke increases. In this article, Dr Pratik Chaudhary, Senior Consultant and Interventional Cardiologist at Asian Hospital, is explaining what triglycerides are and how to control them when they increase.

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