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Is there an ultimate diet for high triglycerides?

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Low sugar: Exercise, weight loss & fish oil.

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Answered 9/1/2015

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To some degree: First and most important, reduce body weight to normal. Second, no alcohol. Third, reduce highly refined carbohydrates like corn fructose syrup.. Fourth, reduce foods with a high insulinogenic index.

Answered 11/8/2017

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