Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing their diets

Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by bryanrasmussen on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:46AM (#25822844)

>I now live in Switzerland and my current doctor was shocked when I ask to get some blood analysis without being sick. He believed that I lied to my insurance company and hid some pre-existing condition.

this is the same kind of situation in Denmark, I've lived most of my life outside of Denmark, after I cam back in my early 40s I went to the Doctor and said innocently "well I guess I'm getting to that age now where I should have an annual checkup." There was no explaining the concept to him.

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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by nradov on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:58AM (#25823737)

Annual check ups aren't supported by evidence based medicine.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1507485

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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by bryanrasmussen on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:20AM (#25831492)

thanks for that, I did not know this (obviously). That said, I don't think my doctor knew it either or he could have just said.

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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by vinni2 on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:57AM (#25822983)

You should probably change your doctor.

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