Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) found in your blood.

When you eat, your body converts any calories it doesn't need to use right away into triglycerides. The triglycerides are stored in your fat cells. Later, hormones release triglycerides for energy between meals.

If you regularly eat more calories than you burn, particularly from high-carbohydrate foods, you may have high triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia).

Triglyceride levels are defined as:

• Very high - 500 mg/dL or higher
• High - 200 to 499 mg/dL 
• Borderline-high - 150 to 199 mg/dL
• Normal - less than 150 mg/dL

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods. Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs. 

If you have too much cholesterol in your blood, it can combine with other substances in the blood to form plaque. The buildup of plaque is known as atherosclerosis. It can lead to coronary artery disease, where your coronary arteries become narrow or even blocked.

Triglyceride levels are defined as:

• Total Cholesterol  - 125 - 200 mg/dL
• Non HDL - less than 130 mg/dL 
• LDL - less than 100 mg/dL
• HDL - 40 mg/dL or higher

Patients with very high triglycerides may be at higher risk for serious medical conditions.

Certain type of cholesterol,
also known as LDL-C, When it is high, patients may be at higher risk for heart attack and stroke.