| When your doctor orders a battery of blood tests | | | | your triglyceride levels drop as well. Unfortunately, you |
| done, as they often do, you may be surprised when | | | | may find that it is much more difficult to take the |
| you find out that your triglyceride levels come back | | | | weight off than it was to gain it in the first place! |
| high, but it is a common occurrence, especially as you | | | | There are many prescription medications that are |
| grow older. There are many factors that could cause | | | | known to cause high triglyceride levels as well, so you |
| this reading to be high, such as improper diet, obesity, | | | | should talk to your doctor about this if your levels |
| certain medications, and other medical conditions. You | | | | come back abnormally high. The common medications |
| can lower your triglyceride levels, if you can pinpoint | | | | that are known to do this include pills taken for birth |
| the underlying cause of the high levels. | | | | control, diuretics, and steroids, often prescribed for |
| Eating a diet high in fatty foods, empty calorie foods, | | | | arthritis patients. Your doctor may be able to find an |
| such as sweet desserts, and drinking too much alcohol | | | | alternative medication for you, or cut back on your |
| can all cause your triglyceride levels to rise. When you | | | | dosages, to help get your triglyceride levels back down |
| drink alcohol, your liver has to kick into overdrive, | | | | to a normal range. |
| producing more and more triglycerides to try to absorb | | | | People who already have other medical problems are |
| it, and over time, this can certainly cause your | | | | also likely to have high triglyceride levels, and these are |
| triglyceride levels to rise. An occasional drink may be | | | | the people who will likely have the more difficult time |
| okay, but you should really focus on cutting back now, | | | | trying to take control of their levels. The most common |
| especially if you already know that your levels are too | | | | medical problems that have been linked to increased |
| high. While it may be tempting to have that second | | | | triglyceride levels are diabetes, renal (kidney) disease, |
| helping of dessert at dinner, or to eat that extra helping | | | | hypothyroidism, and liver disease. There really isn't a lot |
| of steak, you should really pass up on it. If you learn to | | | | you can do if you have these diseases already, other |
| only eat what you need, and to limit your consumption | | | | than try to follow your doctor's recommendations to |
| of not-so-good for you foods, you may not even have | | | | the letter, and be aware of the other factors that |
| to worry about your triglyceride levels in the first place. | | | | could also cause your levels to rise. You may not be |
| Try to follow the food guide pyramid as much as | | | | able to control the disease that caused your |
| possible, and learn to make wise food choices, which | | | | triglyceride levels to be high, but you can certainly keep |
| will help you, lower your triglyceride levels and maintain | | | | the levels from rising even higher by being aware and |
| a healthy weight. | | | | taking control of your life. |
| If you are significantly overweight, odds are pretty | | | | So, as you can see, there are some factors that could |
| good that your triglyceride levels may already be too | | | | contribute to your high triglyceride levels that are |
| high. By cutting back on how much food you eat, and | | | | beyond your control, but there are many that you can |
| replacing the high fat foods with healthy fruits and | | | | control, which will make a drastic difference in your life! |
| vegetables, you will not only lose weight, but will see | | | | |