CHOLESTEROL QUIZ
 

ANSWERS
 

The Correct Answer: A) Excessive alcohol use, physical inactivity and certain drugs and diseases

 

Heavy drinking, physical inactivity, and drugs such as corticosteroids and estrogens can all cause high triglycerides. Other causes include obesity, smoking, high-carbohydrate diets, and diseases such as type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney failure. Genetic diseases that affect the body's fat metabolism may cause high triglycerides as well. A normal triglyceride level is less than 150 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). Unless your triglycerides are extremely high, you can reduce them to a normal level through increased physical activity, weight loss and cholesterol-lowering strategies — diet and, if needed, medication.

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