Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
PS. Any of you knowledgeable women know how much difference fasting before a blood test makes? My test was done as part of a general check-up and I was not told to fast in advance - in fact I sat chowing down on a sandwich in the waiting room just prior to my test. I had biked there and was starving...

But it seems everywhere I read about a "proper" full cholesterol profile being done, it's important to fast in advance, because triglyceride levels react strongly to food intake. So maybe my levels aren't that high anyway.
Yes, it is most certainly important to fast before a cholesterol profile for accurate results. Triglyceride levels are affected by food intake, and an inaccurate triglyceride level will result in an inaccurate LDL calculation.