A member asked:

I take sterols daily 1000mg am and 1000mg pm with meals as an alternative to taking statins 2 months now. at what point should i stop taking sterol supplements before an upcoming fasting cholesterol blood test?i want to get the most accurate result?

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No reason to interrupt the OTC preparation, as your blood lipid study should be taken after 12 hrs of nocturnal fasting.

Answered 4/20/2022

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If I were your attending physician I would like to find out how effective the sterol is in reducing your total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Omitting the sterol even for a short time would confuse me as to efficacy. Sterols work by lowering the amount of cholesterol that enters your body and are taken daily with your food.

Answered 4/25/2022

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