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  • noun Plural form of triglyceride.

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Examples

  • Medium-chain triglycerides are more easily digested without bile than other types of fats.

    Treating Biliary Atresia 2010

  • Supplements containing medium-chain triglycerides are often recommended for this purpose.

    Cancer Patients and Lactose Intolerance Steve Carper 2007

  • Supplements containing medium-chain triglycerides are often recommended for this purpose.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Steve Carper 2007

  • Ilaris was linked to other effects that the reviewer wrote could have "a negative impact in gout patients," including a decline in kidney function and an elevated level of fats, called triglycerides, in the blood.

    FDA Panel Votes Against Gout Drug Thomas M. Burton 2011

  • The constellation of components of metabolic syndrome include waist circumference over 40 inches in men and 35 inches in women, abnormally high blood pressure and blood sugar, very low levels of HDL or good cholesterol and high levels of blood fats called triglycerides.

    Why to Eat Like a Greek Ron Winslow 2011

  • While going for a walk after eating might help digestion, for example, recent studies suggest that exercising 12 or more hours before the meal can prevent one of the most damaging effects—a post-meal spike in a type of fat called triglycerides.

    Countdown to a Food Coma Shirley S. Wang 2011

  • Amarin Corp. shares soared Monday after the biopharmaceutical company said tests showed its lead product candidate was effective in treating high levels of blood fats called triglycerides and reducing "bad cholesterol."

    Amarin Shares Surge on Strong Trial Results Caitlin Nish 2011

  • The same study also found that the drug Tricor, marketed by Abbott Laboratories, failed to prevent such events even though it lowered levels of blood fats called triglycerides that are associated with high diabetes risk.

    Search for Better Diabetes Therapy Falls Short Ron Winslow 2010

  • The same study also found that the drug Tricor, marketed by Abbott Laboratories, failed to prevent such events even though it lowered levels of blood fats called triglycerides that are associated with high diabetes risk.

    Search for Better Diabetes Therapy Falls Short Ron Winslow 2010

  • The same study also found that the drug Tricor, marketed by Abbott Laboratories, failed to prevent such events even though it lowered levels of blood fats called triglycerides that are associated with high diabetes risk.

    Search for Better Diabetes Therapy Falls Short Ron Winslow 2010

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