Don’t eat a high-fat meal before getting blood drawn
You might want to avoid double cheeseburger before a regular blood workup. ‘If you wouldn’t normally have a high-fat meal, then don’t do it, so your physician can get an accurate picture of your health,’ says Deepa Iyengar, MD, associate professor of family and community medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and an attending physician at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.
Eating an unusually large meal could cause the results of your test to be skewed. You may need to avoid eating in general. ‘If your blood work will include a measurement of cholesterol or other fats, it is best to avoid any calories for eight to 10 hours before the test is drawn,’ says Dr. Dewar.
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Great advice! I never gave coffee even a thought.
Most of them I already knew. The addition was wonderful to add to my list.
I do almost all of them. I have advised some family members of some. I feel good now knowing that I have been doing the right thing.
Am i to conclude that tea which wasn’t mentioned in this advice should also be included as something to be avoided also. This might something that be included in this advice piece.
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