Something that's been on my mind a lot over the past couple of years is the meaning of fasting triglycerides in the context of a low carbohydrate diet. Many, myself included, tend to look at fasting triglycerides and HDL as more important biomarkers and these two both tend to improve rather greatly on a low carbohydrate diet. But I've always wondered if the reduced triglycerides of LC really indicate a "reduced risk" compared to the generally higher fasting triglycerides of healthy people eating a higher carbohydrate diet.
I blogged recently about triglycerides increasing on a high carb/low fat diet. Basically, the elevated VLDL in the high carbers was attributed to reduced clearance and not overproduction in the liver. So I got to asking if it's the triglycerides themselves that are atherogenic or if they are merely indicative of an underlying pathology.
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I blogged recently about triglycerides increasing on a high carb/low fat diet. Basically, the elevated VLDL in the high carbers was attributed to reduced clearance and not overproduction in the liver. So I got to asking if it's the triglycerides themselves that are atherogenic or if they are merely indicative of an underlying pathology.
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