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High Triglycerides: Lowering With Diet, Supplements
By George Touliatos, MD
Q: My father recently found out that his triglycerides levels are quite high (almost 300). What can he possibly do to lower them without medication, or is it necessary to use certain drugs to come back to normalcy?
A: Triglycerides are quite often accompanied with HDL and interact each other. Firstly, you need to be fasted strictly for 12 hours before having a blood work. Follow a low-fat, clean diet the day before. But in general you should avoid eating fried food (trans fat), refined sugars and junk food. Consume vegetables, olive oil, walnuts and plenty of fatty fish (salmon, sardines, trout, mackerel) while take DHA/EPA 500mg daily with each meal. Make sure your omega-3 supplement comes from fish and not plant sources (it’s way superior).
An alternative choice would be krill oil (coming from shrimp) that is rich in astaxanthin, an antioxidant carotenoid that prevents oxidation of lipoprotein fragments. However, in case triglycerides remain >150, you should consider the use of fibrates and get an abdominal ultrasound to exclude any case of pancreatitis.
George Touliatos, MD is an author, lecturer, champion competitive bodybuilder and expert in medical prevention regarding PED use in sports. Dr. Touliatos specializes in medical biopathology and is the medical associate of Orthobiotiki.gr and Medihall.gr, Age Management and Preventive Clinics in Athens, Greece. He is the author of four Greek books on bodybuilding, has extensively developed articles for www.anabolic.org and is the medical associate for the book Anabolics, 11th Edition (2017). Dr. Touliatos has been a columnist for the Greek editions of MuscleMag and Muscular Development magazines, and has participated in several seminars across Greece and Cyprus, making numerous TV and radio appearances, doing interviews in print and online. His personal website is https://gtoul.com/
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High Triglycerides: Lowering With Diet, Supplements
By George Touliatos, MD
Q: My father recently found out that his triglycerides levels are quite high (almost 300). What can he possibly do to lower them without medication, or is it necessary to use certain drugs to come back to normalcy?
A: Triglycerides are quite often accompanied with HDL and interact each other. Firstly, you need to be fasted strictly for 12 hours before having a blood work. Follow a low-fat, clean diet the day before. But in general you should avoid eating fried food (trans fat), refined sugars and junk food. Consume vegetables, olive oil, walnuts and plenty of fatty fish (salmon, sardines, trout, mackerel) while take DHA/EPA 500mg daily with each meal. Make sure your omega-3 supplement comes from fish and not plant sources (it’s way superior).
An alternative choice would be krill oil (coming from shrimp) that is rich in astaxanthin, an antioxidant carotenoid that prevents oxidation of lipoprotein fragments. However, in case triglycerides remain >150, you should consider the use of fibrates and get an abdominal ultrasound to exclude any case of pancreatitis.
George Touliatos, MD is an author, lecturer, champion competitive bodybuilder and expert in medical prevention regarding PED use in sports. Dr. Touliatos specializes in medical biopathology and is the medical associate of Orthobiotiki.gr and Medihall.gr, Age Management and Preventive Clinics in Athens, Greece. He is the author of four Greek books on bodybuilding, has extensively developed articles for www.anabolic.org and is the medical associate for the book Anabolics, 11th Edition (2017). Dr. Touliatos has been a columnist for the Greek editions of MuscleMag and Muscular Development magazines, and has participated in several seminars across Greece and Cyprus, making numerous TV and radio appearances, doing interviews in print and online. His personal website is https://gtoul.com/
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