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Originally Posted by pegoode  My brother claims he was told by his Dr. not to drink any alcohol 3-4 days before having blood drawn for a cholesterol test. I understood him to say that was because alcohol distorts the trigylceride reading. Is this true? Or did he misunderstand? Thanks, |
I can't believe his Doctor told him to cheat on his blood test... and that is exactly what he he asked him to do... cheat.
This is true that alcolhol effects your triglyceride levels... but to say it "distorts" these numbers is not accurate at all. I would say that the true distortion would be caused by changing your diet right before the blood test just so that some numbers look good. In short... a lie.
You should not change your diet or drinking habits one bit before taking a lab test. WHat's the point?
The whole goal of the test is see what your blood lipids are during your normal day to day... including for those of us that are boozers.
Best of luck.
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