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A member asked:
How is drinking a glass of beer or wine help my triglycerides?
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Little: Beer from its high carb content can aggravate your triglycerides. Also chronic alcohol use can increase triglycerides. The best impact of alcohol on cholesterol profile is by inducing HDL (high density lipoprotein). Use in moderation, .
Answered 11/28/2017
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Your choice: Alcohol is a potent substance and tied up with lifestyle. You should drink your beer or your wine (wisely and in moderation, as you've indicated) or not drink based on what you want rather than treating a number. As a pathologist focused on lab medicine -- life's too short to let you lab values govern what you decide to take from life. Think about aerobic exercise instead for the triglycerides.
Answered 3/13/2013
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