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It matters at least for your choices of diet which regulates your health. I never used any of these tests, it freaks me out a bit to be in some database. That
by foxhop 5y ago
It matters at least for your choices of diet which regulates your health.
I never used any of these tests, it freaks me out a bit to be in some database. That said, My family of origin did too and had a similar experience.
It's all a scam there are YouTube videos of identical twins taking tests from the major players.
The data science was flawed because there is no science or regulations. All these startups are winging it, it seems.
- daveFNbuck 5y agoIf we don't have the data science to even know what peoples' distant ancestry is, how do you know it matters for choice of diet?
- bqmjjx0kac 5y agoMaybe your ancestry per se is not so important, but your genotypes can reveal predisposition towards vitamin deficiencies. For example, see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801754/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801754/ > Overall, the data analyzed suggests that ethnic-specific associations are involved in the genetic determination of vitamin B12 concentrations. Disclaimer: I am a biology dilettante
- relax88 5y agoConsidering most of the population doesn’t eat very healthy and rates of B12 deficiency are only ~6% I can’t imagine it would make much difference what your genetics are. Especially since many cases of deficiency will be the result of medical problems.
- tdfx 5y ago> I never used any of these tests, it freaks me out a bit to be in some database Use a fake name.
- seoaeu 5y agoYou do realize that a sample of your DNA could be traced back to you pretty easily, right? If a sibling or close relative was in the database it wouldn't take much to de-anonymize you
- hyperbovine 5y agoIf a sibling is in the database, it is almost immaterial whether or not you directly participate.