If your doctor tells you that you've got an enlarged liver, it means it's swollen beyond its normal size. There's usually another condition that's causing it, such as hepatitis. You have a lot of treatment choices, but you first need to find out the source of the problem.
Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. Your body uses them for energy. You need some triglycerides for good health. But high triglycerides might raise your risk of heart disease and may be a sign of metabolic syndrome.
If your blood fats are elevated, the form of the apoE gene that you carry in your genetic material may be an important determinant of the type of diet you should choose to lower your coronary heart disease risk. High LDL cholesterol and the presence of small, dense LDLs in your blood raise your risk. multitude of genes you have inherited from your parents are involved with cholesterol metabolism. A defect, or mutation, in any of the genes that regulate cholesterol production, transport and utilization in your body can affect blood cholesterol.