According to this Canadian study of 200,000+ ppl, fasting makes nearly no difference:
http://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2012/11/fasting-may-not-be-necessary-cholesterol-test-study-finds
yes, if empty stomach blood sample is not necessary.
No, you should only drink water. Diet pop may alter things the doctor is testing.
yes but its better not to. see the fizz reacts in your body and travels into your blood. this is why its not ideal before any blood tests!
No. Before a cholesterol blood test you need to be "fasting" or not have eaten for at least 8 hours prior to the test. The only allowable beverage is water.
No, Only regular water
User responses: No. From what I have read caffeine does affect cholesterol levels and/or the way they can be interpreted when reading results of a cholesterol blood test. I would suggest that you be clean of any caffeine - three or more days ahead of time - to obtain a caffeine-free result.Advice seems to vary. Some say that black coffee (no sugar, no milk) is fine. Sources for that listed below.
If you drink alcohol 12 hours before the blood test for cholesterol, its traces will be found in the blood sample. It is therefore advisable not to drink alcohol.
Yes, you are not to eat or drink before a cholesterol blood test.
No you can't have anything. It is a fasting blood test.
No. The test is a fasting blood test so you don't eat or drink anything before the test from midnight the night before until the test is done. Best to do the test first thing in the morning.
No because it has caffeine and that messes up some blood cells that can make you positive for certain blood disorders
I don't think that would be a good idea, because RedBull, having a lot of caffeine in it, can make your blood sticky.
well actually NO. but I do it anyway.
No. They contain sugar and usually caffeine, which are both stimulants.
No. Any drink that contains caffeine in a drink is classed as an energy drink. Coke zero has no caffeine or sugar in it. Some countries have strict regulations that a drink has to contain a certain amount of glucose before it can legally be labelled as a so-called "energy drink".
yes it is true that the energy drink have caffeine in it. The quantity of caffeine is vary from brand to brand and drink to drink.
Hypercholesterolemia is diagnosed by using a blood test. A blood specimen is obtained after the patient does not eat or drink anything (except water) for 12 hours. The fasting is done to measure the LDL and HDL cholesterol.