title: On call. My wife's doctor always tells her to fast before he checks her cholesterol so he can measure her triglycerides, but my doctor says triglycerides don't matter. Who is right?
authors.forename: Harvey B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol