{"id":5754,"date":"2021-03-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lto.local\/articles\/biotin-affects-some-blood-test-results\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T05:19:05","slug":"biotin-affects-some-blood-test-results","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.testing.com\/articles\/biotin-affects-some-blood-test-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotin Affects Some Blood Test Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h2-3wiuZR\">Did You Know?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"p-TBRw4h\">Excess biotin in the blood from supplements can cause some, but not all, lab test results to be either falsely increased or falsely decreased, causing healthcare practitioners to misdiagnose and mistreat their patients.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-6u1CI4\">Find out&nbsp;what supplements contain biotin, about&nbsp;common tests affected by biotin&nbsp;and how health care professionals can prepare you for testing if you take biotin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did You Know? Excess biotin in the blood from supplements can cause some, but not all, lab test results to be either falsely increased or falsely decreased, causing healthcare practitioners to misdiagnose and mistreat their patients. 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