What Are Triglycerides?

Triglycerides, like low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterols, do not carry a great reputation. They are not cholesterols, but are lipids that...

Plant-Based Diet and Metabolic Health

What Are Plant-Based Diets? Plant-based diets have become popular recently for both health and environmental reasons.1 The different types of...

What Is LDL Cholesterol?

What Is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a wax-like substance that plays a crucial role in the human body.1 It is an...

What Are Triglycerides?

Triglycerides, like low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterols, do not carry a great reputation. They are not cholesterols, but are lipids that store energy as fats in the adipose (ie, fat) tissue.1 High levels of triglycerides are associated with increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases.2 Even though triglyceride molecules themselves are not usually found in atherosclerotic plaques in arteries,...

Plant-Based Diet and Metabolic Health

What Are Plant-Based Diets? Plant-based diets have become popular recently for both health and environmental reasons.1 The different types of plant-based diets are known to be rich in nutrients, micronutrients, and fiber, yet low in calories and saturated fat. Plant-based diets are generally divided into six categories: vegetarian, vegan, raw vegan, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, and lacto-ovo-vegetarian. Vegetarian diets...

What Is LDL Cholesterol?

What Is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a wax-like substance that plays a crucial role in the human body.1 It is an integral part of every cellular membrane and is a precursor to various hormones. Cholesterol is naturally lipophilic, meaning it dissolves and is attracted to fats instead of water.2 As such, cholesterol is carried through the bloodstream as...

Low-Calorie Diet and Metabolic Health

What Is a Low-Calorie Diet? A low-calorie or a hypocaloric diet is a diet designed to lower daily caloric intake.1 A conventional low-calorie diet usually aims for daily caloric intake of 1,500-1,800 kcal/day for males and 1,200-1,500 kcal/day for females, lower than the average daily caloric requirements of 2,600-2,800 kcal/day for males and 2,000-2,200 kcal/day for females.1,2...

Abdominal Obesity

What Is Abdominal Obesity? Obesity is a chronic disease defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 kg/m2 and is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1,2 However, perhaps even more detrimental than overall obesity is abdominal obesity. Abdominal obesity is characterized by increased adipose (ie, fat) tissues around the intra-abdominal organs.3...

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