Ok, your results are 100% more interesting than mine!
Ha, that's kind of what my diet is (low carb, high fat), so it's been a trip to do stuff like add butter on purpose or drink a little heavy cream and be losing weight.
It seems so counter-intuitive! I'm not sure I could even cope eating butter or cream, my brain is so hard-wired to be screaming, FAT!!! CALORIES! ARRRGH! at me with every bite.
That's so interesting! I'm almost tempted to find a place to get myself tested just to see what the results would be - probably just as disappointingly European as yours, but you never know, right? Maybe I'll make it my Christmas present to myself this year. :p
I find the health aspect of it intriguing because that's not just interesting to know but also something you'll want to keep an eye on in the future.
Let me know if you want a referral link for 23andme!
I was having a conversation with some officemates about some of the health stuff - they wouldn't want to know if they were at risk for things, but I definitely would. Well, I did, obviously! But as you say, if you know you're a higher risk for, say, breast cancer, you might be more assiduous about being screened etc.
Maaaaybe. My dad was doing some digging into his family history, but it's really not that easy. So this kind of analysis would definitely help. I'll have to think about it some more.
Why wouldn't you want to know? I honestly can't see any downside to knowing which diseases you're at a higher risk of developing. I mean, the reason why doctors ask about a medical history of close relatives is because these things tends to run in families (duh), so if you can tell your doctor something specific from a test like this, he or she can make sure you're monitored for that. The earlier to catch it, the earlier you can be treated and the greater your chances of being cured are, right?
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Oh wow that's so interesting!
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Ha, that's kind of what my diet is (low carb, high fat), so it's been a trip to do stuff like add butter on purpose or drink a little heavy cream and be losing weight.
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I find the health aspect of it intriguing because that's not just interesting to know but also something you'll want to keep an eye on in the future.
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I was having a conversation with some officemates about some of the health stuff - they wouldn't want to know if they were at risk for things, but I definitely would. Well, I did, obviously! But as you say, if you know you're a higher risk for, say, breast cancer, you might be more assiduous about being screened etc.
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Why wouldn't you want to know? I honestly can't see any downside to knowing which diseases you're at a higher risk of developing. I mean, the reason why doctors ask about a medical history of close relatives is because these things tends to run in families (duh), so if you can tell your doctor something specific from a test like this, he or she can make sure you're monitored for that. The earlier to catch it, the earlier you can be treated and the greater your chances of being cured are, right?
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