OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of long-term consumption of medium chain (MCT) versus long chain triglycerides (LCT) on energy expenditure (EE), substrate oxidation and body composition.

Some foods, including fortified soy and fatty fish, may help lower your triglyceride levels. Diet plays a major role in the production of triglycerides in your body. Certain foods may even help lower ...

Discussions about heart health often center around blood pressure and cholesterol, with factors like poor sleep, smoking, family history of heart disease, and chronic stress thrown in. However, ...

A diet prioritizing low-sugar fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can help lower and manage triglyceride levels. High triglyceride foods to avoid include fried foods and red meat. By changing their ...

Like HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood, and the most common form of body fat. They are produced and stored in fat cells after the body takes in extra ...

You’ve probably heard of cholesterol. You might even know if your levels are too high. But what do you know about your triglycerides? More than a third of adults in the U.S. have high levels of ...

They come from foods you eat, like oils, butter, and animal fats. Your liver can also make triglycerides. It's triggered to do so when you eat more calories, especially from high-carbohydrate foods, ...

Though you may know the difference between bad cholesterol and good cholesterol, you may not know that your triglycerides, a type of fat found in your blood, are equally important to your heart health ...

Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, Vol. 44, No. 2 (2000), pp. 61-67 (7 pages) The aim of this study was to determine whether substituting enzymatically interesterified butter for native butter in the ...

Caprylic triglyceride, or capric triglyceride, is a compound that combines fatty acids from natural oils, such as coconut oil, with glycerin. Soaps and cosmetics sometimes include caprylic ...