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The other question is whether a young person loses any lifespan, by forcing their body to generate additional blood at a younger age, by being a blood donor. I
by drcode 6y ago
The other question is whether a young person loses any lifespan, by forcing their body to generate additional blood at a younger age, by being a blood donor. I suppose this could be tested experimentally by performing frequent phlebotomies on a mice and observing if it affects life span.
- bitcurious 6y agoIn fact this has recently been studied. >https://sciencenordic.com/body-death-denmark/frequent-blood-donors-live-longer/1425568 https://sciencenordic.com/body-death-denmark/frequent-blood-... > A new study concludes that regular blood donors are not at a greater risk of a premature death than those who rarely donate blood.