According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the risk from mercury by eating fish and shellfish is not a health concern for most people. 1  However, certain seafood might contain levels of mercury that may cause harm to an unborn baby (and especially its brain development and nervous system).
Limit Cholesterol and Saturated Fats. Circulating in the bloodstream, triglycerides are a type of stored fat comprised of fat and sugar molecules bound together. The University of Massachusetts Medical School notes that triglycerides are closely connected with âgoodâ blood cholesterol, or HDL. Any food that lowers HDL tends to raise triglycerides. Foods high in cholesterol and saturated fat elevate triglyceride levels, so limit your intake of fatty red meat, poultry skin, butter, lard, high-fat dairy products and shellfish.
Borderline high triglycerides = 150 to 199 mg/dL. High triglycerides = 200 to 499 mg/dL. Very high triglycerides = 500 mg/dL or higher. High triglyceride levels may lead to heart disease, especially in people with low levels of good cholesterol and high levels of bad cholesterol, and in people with type 2 diabetes.Experts disagree, though, on just how bad of an effect high triglyceride levels by themselves have on the heart.igh triglyceride levels may lead to heart disease, especially in people with low levels of good cholesterol and high levels of bad cholesterol, and in people with type 2 diabetes. Experts disagree, though, on just how bad of an effect high triglyceride levels by themselves have on the heart.