Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol is commonly known as VLDL.  This type of cholesterol contains high amounts of triglyceride.  It is one of the unfavorable types of cholesterol because high levels of it put you at risk of developing coronary artery disease. When your doctor refers to triglyceride levels, it is in direct relation with VLDL. For example, if you have a high level of triglycerides then you also have a high VLDL level.

Lowering and maintaining a low VLDL cholesterol level is desirable in order to avoid heart disease or suffering from a stroke.  An important thing to remember is that you should avoid sugars and alcohol.  Most people do not realize how much damage alcohol can do to ones body. Your liver produces triglycerides.  This production is stimulated when you consume alcohol and it also hinders your bodies' ability to clear fats from the blood.  Avoiding alcohol and sugar are not the only ways to be sure that you do not have a dangerous amount of VLDL cholesterol.  Excess fat that is on your body is composed of triglycerides, which mean that if you maintain a suitable weight you will be limiting excess VLDL cholesterol.  Exercise is always a favorable activity to raise amounts of good cholesterol so that they can combat the bad cholesterol.