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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Med Res. 2017 Dec 6;48(6):483–487. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2017.11.017

Table 1.

Several Non-Pharmacologic methods for reducing TG levels

Dietary change TG lowering
Body Weight loss of 5–10% 20%
Mediterranean-style versus high-carbohydrate diet 10–15%
Addition of marine-derived PUFA (EPA/DHA) per gram 5–10%
Decrease carbohydrates: 1% Energy replacement with MUFA/PUFA 1–2%
Each 1% replacement of trans fatty acids for MUFA or PUFA 1%

Adapted from Miller M, et al. (2).