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Can eating before a cholesterol test mess it up?

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Dr. Martin Fried answered

Specializes in Nutrition

Yes: You should not eat for 12-14 hours before the test. Drinking water is allowed.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Yes because Estimate: Cholesterol=a molecule made by every animal cell; promoted as a way to guess at LDL particle concentrations (eating ↑estimate confusion). It is carried within all the lipoprotein particles. LDL particles carry 3-6,000 fat molecules/particle; cholesterol contents vary widely. LDL-C is not LDL & is only estimated: (T. Chol. - CHL-C - 20% triglycerides); yet low correlation with actual LDL particles.

Answered 2/16/2021

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