Blood tests to determine the amount of cholesterol and the lipid triglyceride in the bloodstream, which are primary risk factors for heart disease, are nearly always conducted after a 12-hour fast

USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Feb, 2005

> Blood tests to determine the amount of cholesterol and the lipid triglyceride in the bloodstream, which are primary risk factors for heart disease, are nearly always conducted after a 12-hour fast. Increasingly, however, researchers are interested in these levels after eating. Researchers at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) have shown that one way to counter the destructive rise in blood lipids after ingesting food is to include soy products in the diet.