Youâll have to do some sleuthing to figure out whatâs prompting your perspiration. Night sweats arenât rare: In one study published in Annals of Family Medicine, about a third of primary care patients reported night sweats during the past month.
Cholesterol tests also measure total cholesterol and triglycerides, a type of fat found in the blood. People are typically told to have no food or liquids other than water for nine to 12 hours before the exam. Routine check-ups provide no health benefits, study finds.
Before taking a cholesterol test, adults are typically told to fast for up to 12 hours or else levels in the bloodstream may be skewed by the recent meal. A new study, however, finds fasting may not be necessary after all. The study, published Nov. 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found the amount of time a person spent fasting prior to a cholesterol test had little impact on the end results.