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I am 55 years old, overweight@ 240, my sgot/ast is low @14, and mpv is higher @11.5 - what can i do to get them into the normal range?

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Sit tight: You are in normal range. Try improving overall health you will be ok.

Answered 10/19/2014

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Stop worrying: Hi. Both of those lab abnormalities are meaningless. So don't worry. The way "normal" ranges for labs are calculated, 1 out of every 20 results for normal, healthy people is expected to be outside the "normal range". To have a low AST, it's not logical to think you need to cause a little more inflammation in your liver to bring it up! And in the absence of thrombocytopenia, MPV is meaningless

Answered 10/19/2014

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