Non-fasting triglycerides have been proposed as a predictor of cardiovascular risk. In low-carb athletes and sedentary low-carbers, postprandial triglycerides rise to the same levels as those associated with higher cardiovascular risk in the general populattion. It is, however, not clear if higher postprandial triglycerides increase cardiovascular risk in people on low-carb diets.
Tag: Triglycerides
A Test: Do postprandial triglycerides always rise after a high-fat meal?
On the graphs and in tables from the study by Cohn et al., 1988 (1), we can observe the postprandial dynamics of some blood lipids and lipoproteins. The composition of the high-fat meal is in the citation below.
The “Korean diet”: only 30 grams of fat a day. A “Korea-nivore diet”?
People in Korea consume only around 30 grams of fat a day.