Will A Glass Of Wine Have An Effect On Blood Test Report?

Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2015

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Question : I am having blood work for my physical on Friday morning, but have a party to go to this evening - can I drink red wine and not effect my results for my blood test.

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Having a glass of wine won't cause any trouble

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

limited amount of alcohol won't interfere with your blood tests. Remember that - for some tests - fasting for 12 hours is required (like the lipids). So drinking a glass of wine won't interfere with the tests. If you drink many glasses of wine, then I can't guess what will happen with your liver enzymes. Liver toxicity may happen with binge drinking.

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