How many hours before a cholesterol test must i fast?

[aphex]

Is it 12 hours? Or midnight the night before my test?

My appt is at 10:15am

 

[WannaFly]

copy and paste your exact topic into google, n00b.

after midnight wouldnt make much sense, now would it?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Allow at least 12 hours.

 

[FoBoT]

many

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
Allow at least 12 hours.

 

[moshquerade]

WebMD is your friend

 

[CanOWorms]

i recommend 3 months

 

[justinian1978]

I have always been told to fast 12-24 hrs before any blood work, including my cholesterol/trigs screening.

-B

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
i recommend 3 months

plus 12 hours.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

12 hours is what I heard in Health Class.