I've always wondered if it's a viable wight loss technique. There must be a certain amount of energy that goes into blood production. And losing wight by sitting still for a while is the holy grail.

Market it right and the billionaires might even be able to charge us to give them blood.

There's a 650 calorie/pint figure cited on many, many sites, but I can't find the original source for it.

Some sites claim it comes from the Mayo Clinic, others list the source as the University of California San Diego, and so on

Someone quoted a calorie figure. It isn't large enough for it to be a viable technique, the body takes some time to restore the lost cells so there needs to be a decent period between blood lettings.

Even if the figure were low by 10x it would be a pretty bad way to lose weight.

I wonder if we also age faster while doing this. Assuming cells go dormant after dividing a number of times, won't this repeated regeneration have a deliterious effect on them.

>wight loss technique

wight

Don't assume English is everyone's first language. It happens to be mine, but don't assume everyone is sober either!

I just thought it was funnily relevant. You know, drink enough blood and you just might turn into wight...

Speaking of sobriety, another benefit for donors is the option to get very drunk very cheaply immediately after donating. Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice.

Do you see any undead around that poster? No? So it seems to be working, hmm?