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Study of More Than 1 Million People Finds Intriguing Link Between Iron Levels And Lifespan
Science Alert ^ | 31 DECEMBER 2020 | DAVID NIELD

Posted on 01/05/2021 9:00:32 AM PST by Red Badger

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1 posted on 01/05/2021 9:00:32 AM PST by Red Badger
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2 posted on 01/05/2021 9:02:30 AM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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3 posted on 01/05/2021 9:04:38 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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Agenda driven: Eat less meat. Eating less cows lowers C)2 levels, etc., etc.


4 posted on 01/05/2021 9:05:46 AM PST by cranked
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“While correlation doesn’t necessarily mean causation...”

EXCEPT of course when it comes to “man-made” gore-bull warming and CO2 emissions.


5 posted on 01/05/2021 9:07:07 AM PST by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! CHINA-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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Non Sequitur.
“After this, therefore because of this.” fallacy. Seems to be very common in the media when covering research.
You could just as easily say that oxygen causes a long life ‘cuz old people breath it and die when they stop doing so. Or water causes a long life ‘cuz real old people drink it.


6 posted on 01/05/2021 9:08:57 AM PST by Little Ray (The Left and Right no longer have anything in common. A House divided against itself cannot stand.)
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Depending on the population, might be hereditary hemochromatosis...


7 posted on 01/05/2021 9:16:48 AM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds. )
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Well, the naysayers are posting already. But I am heartened by this news.

Years ago, my doctor told me to cut out blood donations because my iron level was too low!

Your takeaway could be to step up to the bar and give blood regularly in order to reduce your iron level. However, the finding results report that the increased lifespan could be due to how the body metabolized iron and not general iron levels. So “bleeding out slowly” by blood donations might not do you any good.


8 posted on 01/05/2021 9:19:40 AM PST by the_Watchman
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very high levels of iron-rich red meat in the diet

Yeah, I figured there was a hook in there somewhere. They're pushing an agenda.

9 posted on 01/05/2021 9:20:53 AM PST by LouAvul (The wheels of America are coming off and the media have stolen the lug nuts.)
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No, fact driven. You can eat more meat, just remove blood and you don’t increase iron stores.


10 posted on 01/05/2021 9:23:50 AM PST by TTFX
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There is a much greater correlation between shorter lifespan and the element Pb.


11 posted on 01/05/2021 9:25:21 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Do a ferritin test. If you have a cold or an infection, ferritin increases. But if ferritin is not increased by something like that, you can deduce your iron stores. Ferritin less than 70 ng/ml is iron deficiency. One blood donation reduces ferritin between 20 and 30.


12 posted on 01/05/2021 9:25:26 AM PST by TTFX
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Bleeding may actually be a cure-all?

Medieval doctors are vindicated!


13 posted on 01/05/2021 9:26:22 AM PST by Boogieman
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Coming up next - “If you or a loved one ever took Geritol and died before the age of 90, you may be able to rake it in by joining this class action lawsuit - and we’ll sue the doctor that recommended it too.”


14 posted on 01/05/2021 9:26:47 AM PST by trebb (Fight like your life and future depends on it - because they do.)
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Old news.

Having high iron stores increases free radical damage, and many diseases. It has been known for a long time.


15 posted on 01/05/2021 9:26:53 AM PST by TTFX
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Give blood regularly...esp men and menpopausal women...Transgenders ignore that


16 posted on 01/05/2021 9:27:04 AM PST by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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Vegetarian propaganda.


17 posted on 01/05/2021 9:28:05 AM PST by HandBasketHell
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Yes, Dr. Jonathan Wright and others have reported this for years


18 posted on 01/05/2021 9:28:24 AM PST by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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Iron deficiency caused anemia is the most common form. So now we are suppose to believe that being tired and unhealthy looking is actually healthier.

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia.

19 posted on 01/05/2021 9:28:40 AM PST by fireman15
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Because iron deficiency exists, you find it hard to believe that iron excess also exists?


20 posted on 01/05/2021 9:30:47 AM PST by TTFX
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