Triglycerides - What foods can I eat to lower my triglycerides?

What foods can I eat to lower my triglycerides?

I have extremely high triglyceride levels but do not ve high coloesterol. What can I do to lowere my triglycerides.

Reduce the Intake of Sweets: The sugar in sweets very quickly spikes triglycerides in people. Avoid fruit juices, soda, pastries, pies, candy, cookies and sweet desserts. Decrease or Eliminate Alcohol: Excessive alcohol contributes to high triglyceride levels. Some people are sensitive to even small amount of alcohol. Instead, try tomato or vegetable juice, club soda, mineral water, sugar-free beverages and non-alcohopc beers. Reduce Carbohydrate Containing Foods: Bread, pasta, white rice and white flour are carbohydrate-foods and could be sensitive to certain people and lead to elevated triglycerides. Instead, choose whole wheat pasta, brown rice, barley, oats, etc in moderation. Maintain a Desirable Body Weight: Obesity is shown as a major cause of high triglycerides. If you are overweight, lose weight with regular exercise and by reducing totally calorie intake.
You did not mention if you are high in good or bad cholesterol. Latest shows that there is harmless and harmful bad cholesterol. So you could be low in good chol. or low in harmless bad chol. But high triglycerides mean you are high in harmful bad chol. This means high chance of cardiovascular event. This webpage tells about the foods you need to eat more of and need to eat less of with quotes of American Heart Assoc. and American Medical Assoc. Also exercise lowers triglycerides. http://phifoundation.org