How diet can influence common blood chemistry tests

𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔:

 

𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 (𝐓𝐏)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Liver (major source), muscles

Increases: Dehydration, inflammation

Decreases: Bleeding, liver disease, kidney disease, intestinal disease, congestive heart failure

 

𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧 (𝐀𝐋𝐁)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Liver (primary source)

Increases: Dehydration

Decreases: Bleeding, liver disease, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disease, congestive heart failure

 

𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐔𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 (𝐁𝐔𝐍)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Kidneys (waste product breakdown)

Increases: Kidney disease, dehydration, urinary obstruction, heart disease, shock, high protein diet

Decreases: Liver disease, dietary protein deficiency, overhydration

 

𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧 (𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Liver

Increases: Chronic inflammation, chronic infection

Decreases: Blood loss, gastrointestinal disease, immunodeficiencies

 

𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 (𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Kidneys (waste product breakdown)

Increases: Kidney disease, dehydration, muscle damage, urinary obstruction

Decreases: Overhydration

 

𝐆𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 (𝐆𝐋𝐔)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Pancreas (regulation)

Increases: Diabetes mellitus, acute stress response

Decreases: Sepsis, malnutrition, neurologic disease

 

𝐆𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 (𝐆𝐋𝐔)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Liver (damage indicator)

Increases: Liver damage

Decreases: Insignificant when decreased

 

𝐀𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (𝐀𝐋𝐏)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Liver, bones, intestines (production)

Increases: Liver disease, cholestasis, bone disease, increased blood cortisol, bone growth

Decreases: Insignificant when decreased

 

𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞 (𝐀𝐒𝐓)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Liver, heart, skeletal muscles (damage indicator)

Increases: Liver damage, cardiac damage, skeletal muscle damage

Decreases: Insignificant when decreased

 

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐥 (𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋)

𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬: Liver (production)

Increases: Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hyperadrenocorticism, pancreatitis, kidney disease

Decreases: Liver insufficiency, intestinal disease