Very high triglycerides can be caused by poor diet and not enough exercise. You may also have inherited very high triglycerides from a parent. Your doctor will tell you how to manage your triglycerides. If your weight is higher than what is considered healthy, losing even 5 pounds may help lower your triglycerides.
WORD likes it un-hyphenated but I don't. Long-term should be hyphenated but longtime should not be hyphenated, at least until a few more decades pass and the grammatical rules for the use of hyphens either relax or fade away. Here is part of an erudite commentary on this subject:
But if used as a compound adjective before the noun it qualifies it definitely needs, in my opinion to be hyphenated, e.g. 'The club decided to appoint a part-time cook.'. share | improve this answer. answered Feb 27 '14 at 16:12.ould we hyphenate 'part-time' / 'full-time' as an adverb? 1. Joe worked part-time as a waiter and full-time as a computer programmer.