Friday, August 7, 2009

Lower Tryglicerides For Better Health

Heart disease is still the number one killer of people in the US. You would think that with all the information about how exercise and diet affect the health of our hearts that the general population would be getting the message. Apparently that is not the case. People are still consuming tons of fast food and other unhealthy treats every day and not thinking twice about it. If you ask these people what they are thinking they say something like "you gotta die sometime, I might as well enjoy myself till then." The problem is if they don't die they become a tremendous burden on our health care system. These people's poor eating habits can mean society has to support them for years to come.
It really is not that hard to eat a better diet than McDonald's and Burger King everyday. Fruits and vegetables make a big difference and eating meats that are low in saturated fats like turkey and chicken can help a lot too. There is all kinds of publications out there on how to lower triglycerides and a lot of it isn't really very hard to implement. Exercise can help a lot, I know because that is how I get my good cholesterol numbers up. If you are reaching middle age you really should be considering getting a handle on heart disease.

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