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If you are fasting, youâll most likely be told not to eat for eight to 12 hours before your test. For this reason, cholesterol tests are often scheduled in the morning. A test that measures all of the different types of cholesterol levels is called a total lipid profile.
1 Serum Lipid testing, also called a cholesterol test, which will sometimes require you to fast for 9 to 12 hours before the test. 2  Cortisol blood test, where you are asked to refrain from exercising the day before, lie down for 30 minutes before the test, and refrain from eating or drinking for 1 hour before the test.