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Is it also o.k. to take my supplements and vitamins before a fasting blood draw?

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Dr. Andrew Lipton answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Fasting: No, it is not fasting labs are based on nothing consumed but water.

Answered 9/28/2016

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