Green Tea Lowers Triglycerides, Lipid Peroxides and Fibrinogen part I
In my last two posts I was talking about the benefits of green tea in lowering high LDL cholesterol levels and improving the HDL cholesterol levels. Today I will reveal even more benefits of green tea effectively lowering triglycerides levels, lipid peroxides and fibrinogen.
Triglycerides
High triglycerides levels in your bloodstream have been linked to atherosclerosis and increased risk of heart disease and stroke; pancreatitis and depression.
However triglycerides (glycerol + fatty acids) are very important for your body metabolism. They are great energy sources for your body – contain 9 calories per gram of energy, which is twice more than carbohydrates and proteins.
In fact the negative effects of increased triglycerides levels are not as bad as high LDL cholesterol levels. This is because of the strong inverse relationship between triglyceride level and HDL cholesterol level.
If you know your triglycerides levels, you can use these guidelines to find if you are at risk.
Triglycerides levels below 150 mg/dl are considered normal; between 200 and 498 mg/dl high; and triglycerides levels higher than 500 mg/dl are considered to be very high.
More on lipid peroxides and fibrinogen negative effects read in the next post…