Ken - Wow, those are almost my results in reverse (just to clarify, those are my results in reverse order of my blood draw prep time). Isn't it interesting that for Triglycerides and HDL, both stayed steady no matter how much we distorted the Lipid Panel prep time. I'm convinced that Janet is correct and that in that state, our blood is involved in delivering fat energy to where it needs to go. The measurements reflect that and are likely consistent under the conditions as one would expect. This is most likely a normal set of healthy results when fat is the primary energy source. For your next test in March, if you eliminate dairy (I cut it out 30 days prior to the blood draw) you might want to get your CRP measured as well. Not sure whether you had a baseline on this in a previous test, but I noticed my CRP was very low in my last test with the normal prep time compared to my previous test, which was somewhat but not dramatically higher. I'm inclined to attribute that reduction in inflammation to the dairy elimination, which could be an indication that I may be better off by consuming less.

Edited to add clarification.