OK, just some general information desired. I am current 49 and an in greatly failing health, though with no diagnoses. I have ZERO faith in doctors and have only have one successful treatment in my life.
Anyway on with my question: When I was maybe 19-20 I first heard on triglycerides during a routine office visit. I don't remember the reason for the visit, but most likely it was related to one of the many chronic sinus infections I had all my life.
To get to the point, I was . . . AGE: 20, WEIGHT: 185, HEIGHT: 5 11 1/2, BODY FAT ≤ 9%. I was very active in football, basketball and working out , , , Cholesterol: 120-130, but my triglycerides: 950.
BTW: This was in the early 1980's and the doctors didn't seem to know or care much about triglycerides back then)
The doctor told me to come back in a day after fasting 12 hours so they could be 100% sure the results were correct. Re-test = 780
Over the 29 years since then I have seen no reading of under 600 on my triglycerides. My entire life my triglycerides or higher.
So now when people see a higher cholesterol or triglyceride number they are quick to blame it on me NOW being overweight and not very active.
So I guess I am wondering what hidden causes could there have been when I was a child (A child that at age 13 started drinking a product called weight-on because I was so skinny) to have had (and still do) such high numbers for my triglycerides.
Thank you in advance for any information or web links you may share