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Everything about Triglyceride
Any ester of glycerol having all three hydroxyl groups esterified with fatty acids
A triglyceride is an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. Triglycerides are the main constituents of body fat in humans and other vertebrates as well as vegetable fat. They are also present in the blood to enable the bidirectional transference of adipose fat and blood glucose from the liver and are a major component of human skin oils. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: TriglycerideA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Triglyceride-glucose index as a marker in cardiovascular diseases: landscape and limitationsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Alzheimer's DiseaseThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Loci for Type 2 Diabetes and Triglyceride LevelsCited 2,306 times
- Go sideways: Fatty acidA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Saturated and unsaturated compoundsA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A lipid, an ester of glycerol and three fatty acids (the same or different); the major constituent of animal and vegetable fats.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Loci for Type 2 Diabetes and Triglyceride Levels
Fat Mobilization in Adipose Tissue Is Promoted by Adipose Triglyceride Lipase
Triglyceride accumulation protects against fatty acid-induced lipotoxicity
Plasma triglyceride level is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease independent of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level: a meta-analysis of population-based prospective studies
Brown adipose tissue activity controls triglyceride clearance
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure hepatic triglyceride content: prevalence of hepatic steatosis in the general population
Bile acids lower triglyceride levels via a pathway involving FXR, SHP, and SREBP-1c
Defective Lipolysis and Altered Energy Metabolism in Mice Lacking Adipose Triglyceride Lipase
🆕 Influential since 2022
Triglyceride-glucose index as a marker in cardiovascular diseases: landscape and limitations
Triglyceride Lowering with Pemafibrate to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
The association between triglyceride-glucose index and its combination with obesity indicators and cardiovascular disease: NHANES 2003–2018
The triglyceride-glucose index is a predictor for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in CVD patients with diabetes or pre-diabetes: evidence from NHANES 2001–2018
Association of the triglyceride glucose index as a measure of insulin resistance with mortality and cardiovascular disease in populations from five continents (PURE study): a prospective cohort study
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Alzheimer's DiseaseMary T. Newport · 2011
- 📕The effect of daily bean ingestion on the lipid profiles of normocholesterolemic college studentsRebecca Lynn Damson · 1991
Analysis of triglyceridesCarter Litchfield · 1972- 📕Mittelkettige Triglyceride (MCT) in der DiätInternationales Symposium Bilanzierte Ernährung in der Therapie 2d Erlangen 1973. · 1974
- 📕The satiety effects of triglycerides with different chain lengthCarol A. Maggio · 1979
Aerobic nutritionDon Mannerberg · 1981- 📕Triacylglycerol metabolism in rat skeletal muscle following exerciseDesiree Pearsall · 1989
- 📕Exercise and estrus cycle influences on the plasma triglycerides of female ratsJames Robert Davis · 1982
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