Check for these causes if triglycerides are high

If a patient has high serum triglycerides, it is important to look for specific factors—other than overweight/ obesity and unhealthy diet, of course—that may contribute to this (Grundy et al., 2019). These include the following (Grundy et al., 2019; Stone et al., 2014): 1. Diabetes mellitus that is poorly controlled 2. Hypothyroidism 3. Excessive alcohol…