How Do You Eat To Lower Triglycerides?
• Cut back on the amount of sugar in your diet. Your body converts sugar to glucose, which it then converts to triglycerides. This includes all forms of sugar including corn syrup, honey and fruit juices. • Reduce the amount of carbohydrates in your diet, as carbohydrates help your boyd convert glucose to triglycerides. • Choose complex, high-fiber carbohydrates such as whole barley, buckwheat, lentils, oatmeal, brown rice and green leafy vegetables. • Avoid simple carbohydrates, like those found in white bread and pasta, baked goods, and most cold cereals. • Increase the amount of omega-3 fats in your diet. • Fish is the best source of omega-3s and you should eat it 2 to 3 times each week. The highest levels of omega-3s are found in mackerel, lake trout, herring, bluefin and albecore tuna, salmon and canned sardines. • Other sources of omega-3 include spinach, soybean and canola oil, mustard greens, flaxseed, wheat germ and walnuts. • Lower the amount of fat you eat. Calories from fat
