Information and opinions on health from kim at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/80528/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/80528/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/80528/index http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/80528/27967/cholesterol Thu, 15 May 2008 15:54:04 -0400 kim I am hoping if someone can help me with these questions.  We are having trouble understanding these numbers.    One is this.  My friend has taken cholesterol level checked without fasting and the value was 278mg/dl.  Trigryceride was also higer than referenced value.  I forgot the number.  She ate 2 slices of toast with a half teaspoon butter, and 2 cups of coffee and maybe a piece of chocolate before this... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/80528/27967/cholesterol