This article from Everyday Health offers a crash course on triglycerides and how to lower your levels if this is a concern for you or someone you care about.
Diet Tips to Reduce High Triglycerides
High triglycerides can have just as much of an impact on your heart as other heart disease risks, such as high cholesterol. Studies show that as more Americans have become overweight over the past 30 years, high triglycerides have become a problem for about one in five people.