Your doctor will ask you not to eat for about 12 to 14 hours before your blood is taken. This allows the triglycerides from your food to be completely eliminated. Your doctor wants to know only the amount of triglycerides being made by your body, not what is produced by eating. Treatment for elevated triglyceride levels includes the following. Weight loss alone often will lower your triglyceride levels.
Regular exercise makes weight loss quicker and easier.
Eat less sugar and sugar-containing foods. Instead of sweetened fruit juices, use fresh unsweetened fruit or unsweetened fruit juice. Instead of putting sugar in your coffee, use an artificial sweetener. Drink less alcohol. Some people are very sensitive to alcohol's ability to increase the liver's production of triglycerides.