Test blood

[Guia_de_tendencias]

Someone has had a blood test after taking at least 3 months jake

[Daviemac43]

Who has?

[AB_Wegrzyn]

I am a blood donor, recently donated blood after 2 months on Jake. No problems or changes in my haemoglobin levels noted, and no call from blood bank (after additional tests they perform) so I am fairly positive that my blood was just fine for usage. Obviously it isn't the same as thorough screen for all blood parameters but for me it's enough In the Netherlands GPs are not very fond of testing so I'd have to pay from my own pocket to have it done and I have no reason to do so for now.

[LianHurr]

Nice info. Would be great if someone has an actual blood test with results of all the parameters

[AB_Wegrzyn]

Short update: I was feeling extremely tired last few weeks so I got my blood tested (again not a full scope but a bit more than before). My haemoglobin is still absolutely fine, and so is glucose. However I turned up to be deficient in vitamin D (even though Jake has already a high vitamin D content and I was additionally supplementing). So I guess I would advise (after my doctor) to always supplement vitamin D additionally.

[kensai]

When I am into very strict (or monotonous) dietary regimes, the first thing that worries me is the hemoglobin level, especially as I am blood donor as well. It is really good news that your results came up good.

May I ask though, these two months that you were on Jake, where you completely on Jake or using it just as a supplement? The percentage of usage matters to draw safer conclusions.

[AB_Wegrzyn]

I am not on a strict regime. I always eat at least 1 Jake Light. Most of the work days it's 2-3 Jake Light per day. On weekends I do eat normal dinner plus 1 or 2 Jakes during the day (again Light, my caloric requirements are around 1500kcal/day so I don't need more). However I am a vegetarian anyway. So my dinners don't add up a lot to the haemoglobin content

[FrankV]

What is the (importance of) haemoglobin and why is it a potential problem with strict or monotonous dietary regimes?

[kensai]

Very briefly, hemoglobin is an iron-protein complex that is responsible for carrying oxygen from your lungs to your tissues. Strict (hypocaloric) or monotonous diets can potentially lead to iron or specific aminoacid deficiencies. Hemoglobin can be used as en early marker to show the combined picture in this case. Anemia is generally an indication of malnutrition.

[AB_Wegrzyn]

Indeed haemoglobin levels can indicate anaemia. Which excludes you as a blood donor. Additionally low levels of haemoglobin make you feel tired and your sport performance might suffer or/and your recovery. Afterall we need it to efficiently carry the oxygen to all our cells and co2 from them to our lungs.
And as said before some dietary regimes (vegan, vegetarian) have higher a risk of leading to iron deficiency if not balanced correctly.