Q. How can triglycerides be decreased?

Triglycerides could be decreased by:

- limiting foods high in fats

- decreasing sugar and sugar containing foods (carbonated beverages, fruit drinks, sweet snacks and desserts, honey, jam, jelly, chocolates and candy)

- decreasing alcohol intake

- reducing portion size

- striving for reducing weight, and

- increased physical exercise

Having understood the etiology, symptoms and dietary management of dyslipideinia we will now proceed to learn about an important clinical manifestation of elevated lipids that remains asymptomatic for a long time - atherosclerosis.