Understanding and Lowering High Triglycerides: A Comprehensive Guide

Question
My fiance had high cholesterol/border line high blood pressure when we me.  I started fixing healthier meals for him.  I cut out eggs and used egg beaters, cut out a lot of high fatty meats, and we got his cholesterol down into the normal range but his tryg. went way up.  We drive truck and try to stop every other day for exercise but it's not enough.  What else can I do to help control his tryg.?  Thank-You,  Tracy

Answer
Tracy,

Triglycerides are most often determined by our diets.  Eating too many simple carbohydrates (sweets/sugars - candy, cookies, cakes, soda pop, alcohol, fruit juice, etc.) is a major cause of elevated triglycerides.  

You can get more info here:

http://home.comcast.net/~lipid-clinic/triglycerides.html

http://home.comcast.net/~lipid-clinic/diet.html

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Todd
www.lipid-clinic.com