Can XXL Coffee With Double Cream Before Blood Test Elevate Cholesterol Levels?

Posted on Sun, 25 May 2014

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Sun, 25 May 2014 Answered on

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Question : Hi there,
I'm wondering if having an XXL coffee with double cream and 1 sugar before a blood test will elevate your cholesterol.
thanks

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No it cannot

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query

A XXL coffee is around 700 - 750 ml of coffee. Double cream would be around 5 - 10 ml. The concentration of fat in cream is between 18 - 30%. When it is mixed in 700 ml of water, it becomes quite diluted (~0.025%).

Thus there is no risk of elevating your cholesterol with double cream and 1 sugar.

Hope that answers your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar