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I'm wondering if i do not eat fatty food, why is my triglycerides level high?

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Dr. William Haynes answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology

Weight and genes: Fasting triglyceride levels are predominantly determined by liver synthesis and how fast they are cleared from the blood. They are less affected by the amount of fat that is eaten. Liver triglyceride production increases with the usual western carbohydrate-rich diet. But the most important factors are genes and presence of obesity. If obese, weight loss can have dramatic tg lowering effects.

Answered 11/1/2017

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