Put A No Entry Sign On High Triglycerides
High triglycerides besides high cholesterol, C-reactive protein and homocysteine are the prime risk factors for heart disease, triglycerides being the riskiest of all. So if we know the causes of high triglycerides we may do our diligence to control their levels.
Since triglyceride levels need to be controlled to reduce the risk to the heart we need to know what causes increase their levels. One of the important causes of high triglycerides is overweight and obesity. So if you are overweight and obese you need to make dietary adjustments to bring down the triglycerides to normal level. Besides a regular exercise and healthy life style changes including quitting of smoking and alcohol will keep the triglycerides at check. Also increase intake of fish oils along with food to keep a check on the triglyceride levels in your blood.