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This vitamin interferes with lab tests – stop taking it beforehand
Men need to have regular blood tests.
They can help detect a wide range of conditions, including infections, chronic diseases, and nutrient deficiencies.
Especially after a certain age, regular check-ups are excellent for catching diseases early.
Blood tests are also helpful in monitoring changes in your body when you take a medication or supplement.
I check my PTH, Thyroid, Prolactin, and Cholesterol levels regularly.
This way, I can see if the health changes I’m making and the supplements I’m taking are working.
In this newsletter, I seek out the latest studies so that your health can always get better and better.
Here is one of those studies:
This study was conducted at the University of Kansas. It was published in Advances in Clinical Chemistry.
The researchers found that a common vitamin can interfere with laboratory tests.
Biotin.
Biotin, also known as vitamin H or vitamin B7, is a water-soluble vitamin that is essential for the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, and amino acids in the body.
It is found in a wide variety of foods, including eggs, nuts, and leafy greens, and is also available as a dietary supplement.
Generally, people take biotin for its hair and skin beautifying properties – or maybe some take it to enhance glucose optimization.
It is also present in EVERY vitamin B complex there is.
Anyhow, no matter what it’s for, if you take any supplement that contains Biotin, pay attention.
When you give blood for testing, the sample that medical experts collect is called an “assay.”
And in this study, the researchers found that high concentrations of biotin can have a detrimental effect on the assay itself.
“Unfortunately, the use/overuse of supplemental biotin may interfere with immunoassays that incorporate biotinylated antibody in assay design. “
Many laboratory tests use biotin-streptavidin technology, which relies on the binding of biotin and streptavidin.
High blood biotin levels can disrupt this binding, leading to inaccurate results.
“Biotin if present in elevated concentration in serum or plasma, may falsely increase analyte concentration using competitive immunoassay (positive interference).”
And this interference causes some assays to be inaccurate.
Some of those assays, according to this study, are:
- Thyroid markers (gives a false positive of hyperthyroidism)
- Cancer markers
- Biomarkers for cardiac function (troponin etc.)
“Such interferences may cause diagnostic error, most commonly in cases of hyperthyroidism due to positive interference of biotin in free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) assays and negative interference in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) assay.”
To avoid the interference of biotin in laboratory blood tests, it is crucial to stop any supplement that contains it at least 3 days before.
In conclusion, biotin leads to false results in your lab tests.
And as I’ve said, regular laboratory tests can help you identify any potential health problems, monitor the progression of chronic conditions, and ensure effective treatment.
So they must be correct.
Keep this study in mind before going to your next appointment.
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