What is the reason for high serum triglycerides?

If triglycerides are too high, it will certainly cause high blood lipids, posing a great threat to the patient's physical and mental health. The ultimate cause is closely related to genetics, diabetes, nephrotic syndrome, bad living habits, smoking and drinking, etc.

The causes of high triglycerides can be clinically divided into primary and secondary.

Primary

Primary high triglycerides are often inherited, and primary usually means that the cause is unknown. Secondary disease can be caused by diseases such as diabetes, nephrotic syndrome, hypothyroidism, dialysis, biliary obstruction, etc. High triglycerides can also be secondary to bad lifestyle habits, such as diet, smoking and drinking.

Secondary

Hereditary high triglycerides are mainly caused by familial inheritance. The secondary causes of triglycerides refer to those caused by other diseases. The causes are relatively clear, or some factors affecting the causes have been confirmed. For example, dietary factors, bad living habits, smoking and drinking, etc. For example, high triglycerides caused by disease are mainly due to abnormal fat metabolism caused by various causes, such as diabetes, hypertension, etc.

Because most triglycerides are obtained from the diet, only a small part is synthesized by the human body. When eating a lot of fat, especially animal fat foods, the triglyceride level in the body increases significantly; too much carbohydrates, especially finely processed grains, entering the body will cause blood sugar to rise and more triglycerides to be synthesized. In addition, drinking can stimulate the accelerated synthesis of triglycerides. This explains why bad living habits can lead to high triglycerides. Therefore, we should pay more attention to our lifestyle habits and avoid or minimize the causes that lead to high triglycerides.