What dietary suggestions are offered for patients with high triglyceride levels?
For patients with triglyceride levels greater than 500 mg/dL, a strict diet therapy is suggested, including avoidance of alcohol, restriction of dietary fat, and avoidance of refined sugars. For patients with triglyceride levels greater than 1000 mg/dL, a very low fat diet is suggested to reduce chylomicronemia and risk of acute pancreatitis.