The undersigned, as a Section 16 reporting person of Cholestech Corporation
("the Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints John F. Glenn and Lauren
M. Fouquet, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	complete and execute Forms 3,4 and 5 and
other forms and all amendments thereto as such attorney-in-fact shall in
his or her discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor laws and
regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned'sownership, acquisition or
disposition of securities of the Company; and

(2)	do all acts
necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the COmpany
and such other person or agency as the attorney-in-fact shall deem
appropriate.

	The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended).

	This Power of Attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file Forms 3,4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Comapny, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company and the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 12th day of January
2005.






	/s/ ELIZABETH H.
DAVILA			Signature



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