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Can you drink caffeine free diet cola before a cholesterol blood test?
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∙ 15y ago
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
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoyes, if empty stomach blood sample is not necessary.
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∙ 11y agoNo, you should only drink water. Diet pop may alter things the doctor is testing.
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∙ 11y agoyes 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!
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∙ 15y agoNo. 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.
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∙ 13y agoNo, Only regular water
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Can you drink black decaf coffee before a blood test?
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.
Can I drink alcohol before 12 hours of blood test for cholesterol?
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.
Can drinking coke before a blood test result in a high cholesterol count?
Yes, you are not to eat or drink before a cholesterol blood test.
Can you drink coffee with non diary creamer before blood test for cholesterol?
No you can't have anything. It is a fasting blood test.
Can you drink alcohol before cholesterol 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.
Can you drink black coffee before routine blood work?
No because it has caffeine and that messes up some blood cells that can make you positive for certain blood disorders
Can you drink red bull before a blood test?
I don't think that would be a good idea, because RedBull, having a lot of caffeine in it, can make your blood sticky.
should you drink caffeine before you start your period?
well actually NO. but I do it anyway.
Is it good to drink soft drink before going to sleep?
No. They contain sugar and usually caffeine, which are both stimulants.
Is coke zero an energy drink?
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".
Do all energy drinks have caffeine in them?
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.
How is ldl cholesterol diagnosed?
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.
