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How does drinking alcohol 10 hours prior to a fasting blood test alter the results?

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Liver Function Tests: Your body can metabolize only so much alcohol every hour, so depending on the amount and chronicity of your drinking, it's your liver metabolism that is mostly affected.

Answered 2/7/2021

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