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Share your biometrics after 6+ months of PBF? (hackertalks.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently did a medical check, and got my biometrics (following a different protocol), it's made me very curious . I'd like to see what PBF metrics look like after 6+ months. Would you be willing to share your metrics?

Things I'd love to see, if your feeling generous enough to share

hba1c
fasting insulin
lipid panel
blood pressure

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wouldn't it make more sense to look for larger scale scientific studies rather than looking at the values of some selected individuals?

Furthermore, looking at a one time measurement doesn't make too much sense without context. Like if and how the different values changed over time. Different individuals have different genetics, lifestyles, health backgrounds etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You make great points, I'm not aware of the studies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

From my experience, Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/) is a great place for research. You can just enter some key words (e.g. hba1c) in combination with plant-based, vegan, vegetarian, omnivore etc. and it will show you relevant scientific papers and studies. Still be sceptical with everything you find. Not every study or paper is independent and reliable. As a rough indicator you can look at the number of citations. Typically, good studies and articles are quoted more often.