DAVE MONTGOMERY, MD: Triglycerides are the fats that swim around in our body. We use those fats in normal amounts for fuel, for energy. We also use them to make hormones and to build cells.

Triglycerides are found in fats such as oil and butter. When your body has more calories than it needs at any given time, it changes them into triglycerides, which are stored in fat cells.

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