When it comes to heart health, cholesterol gets all the attention. But there’s another blood test that speaks volumes about your heart health: triglycerides. Triglycerides are a type of fat in your ...

Though you may know the difference between bad cholesterol and good cholesterol, you may not know that your triglycerides, a type of fat found in your blood, are equally important to your heart health ...

Convenient, tasty AND good for your heart? Yes, please! Reviewed by Dietitian Casey Wing, RD, CD Overnight oats with chia seeds are a fiber-rich, heart-healthy breakfast to help lower triglycerides.

Butter, oils, animal fats—all of these are sources of triglycerides, a type of fat found in your blood. Eating too many of these foods can lead to high triglycerides, but it’s not the only cause. “Our ...