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Factors that can raise your triglyceride level include: Regularly eating more calories than you burn off, especially if you eat a lot of sugar Being overweight or having obesity Cigarette smoking Excessive alcohol use Thyroid diseases Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes Liver ...

Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) found in your blood. They come from foods, especially butter, oils, and other fats you eat. Triglycerides also come from extra calories. These are the calories that you eat, but your body does not need right away. Your body changes these extra calories into triglycerides and stores them in fat cells ...