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Triglycerides

In addition to cholesterol, triglycerides are another form of circulating fat in the bloodstream. After a fatty meal, most dietary fats are absorbed from the intestinal tract in the form of triglycerides.

These fats are then filtered out of the bloodstream by the liver. The liver also manufactures triglycerides, however.

Fasting triglyceride levels ideally should be less than 100, and may be elevated as a result of dietary factors (e.g. consumption of simple sugars, saturated fat, or alcohol), metabolic factors (e.g. insulin resistance) or physical inactivity.