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My doctor told me i have mildly elevated cholesterol, but i ate fatty breakfast before the blood test. did that influence the numbers?

Q: my doctor told me i have mildly elevated cholesterol, but i ate fatty breakfast before the blood test. did that influence the numbers?

: How elevated? Food usually does not affect total cholesterol reading. Total cholesterol is only one of the lipids that needs to tested. For a proper test, you should fast for at least 9 hours before the specimen is collected.

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How elevated? Food usually does not affect total cholesterol reading. Total cholesterol is only one of the lipids that needs to tested. For a proper test, you should fast for at least 9 hours before the specimen is collected.

Answered 1/27/2023

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A member asked:

My doctor told me i have mildly elevated cholesterol, but i ate fatty breakfast before the blood test. did that influence the numbers?

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