Taking a quiz on triglycerides

Are you familiar with what a triglyceride is? That blood component is generally measured when cholesterol is taken and measured, and it can be a good indicator of how much fat you have in your diet.

Before heading over to Wikipedia to find out what triglycerides are, take this simple quiz and see if you're up to snuff on this fatty acid radical that can be hugely detrimental to your health when elevated in your body.

The next time you eat a cheeseburger and then lay down in front of the couch, remember that those triglycerides are most likely being stored in fat cells. That is, if your tissues aren't going to immediately use them. If that scenario sounds familiar, learn more here.