Causes and risk factors of risks of high triglyceride levels
Several factors are responsible for a high triglyceride levels, some of them include:
- Smoking
- Having high blood pressure [1]
- Having a family history of high cholesterol
- Being overweight or having obesity
- Having unmanaged diabetes [2]
- Experiencing menopause
- Using certain drugs, such as corticosteroids [3], beta-blockers, beta diuretics, or hormones
- Consuming excess alcohol
- Having a diet high in sugar and simple carbohydrates
- Experiencing liver or kidney disease
- Having thyroid disease [4]
High levels of triglycerides may make you more susceptible to arteriosclerosis (thickening of the walls of the artery, heart disease, stroke, and heart attack. It also increases your chances of having a liver disease or pancreatitis.