What you eat, drink or do before a lipid test can quietly skew cholesterol results. An Apollo doctor explains how dinner, alcohol, sleep, smoking and exercise affect accuracy.

What foods should I avoid before a cholesterol test? Cardiologist reveals what to eat the night before, whether you need to fast and which foods impact results.

Understanding your cholesterol test results in plain English Your doctor hands you a cholesterol report filled with ...

Scientists have found a way to fine-tune a central fat-control pathway in the liver, reducing harmful blood triglycerides ...

When eating, the body converts extra calories, especially from carbs, sugar, fats, and alcohol, into triglycerides.

New research shows that fasting before a cholesterol test may not be needed for most patients, though experts recommend ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

Researchers developed TLC-2716, a liver- and gut-targeted drug that selectively reduced LXR activity, lowering triglycerides, ...

I reassured him and sent him to get another blood specimen drawn without a tourniquet. Why? Because I suspected that the ...