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In the Netherlands you can get a blood test at many providers without a referral. We compare 9 of them on price, sample...
Tick three of the five boxes and your doctor suddenly uses the term metabolic syndrome. Read which five factors count, w...
Prediabetes is an in-between stage where your blood sugar is raised, but not yet diabetes. Learn the signals, the blood...
Type 2 diabetes often develops unnoticed for years, but your blood sugar usually gives it away well in advance. Read whi...
Around 40 and 50 your heart risk shifts gradually. Discover which blood values people look at in this phase and when tes...
Your risk of cardiovascular disease partly shows in your blood. Learn which values count, from cholesterol to Lp(a), and...
The MOT comparison is both handy and misleading. Read what a preventive blood test really measures, where the comparison...
An employer health check with blood testing is a low-threshold starting point, not a medical exam. Read what it does and...
The same result can be normal for a man and not for a woman. Read which blood values differ by sex, why that is and how...
Your birth year does not decide which blood test you need, your situation does. Per life stage: what shifts biologically...
How much vitamin D do you need per day and can you take too much? Read the Health Council advice per group, which form i...
How dangerous is a vitamin D deficiency? Read the effects on your bones, muscles and mood, why the Netherlands is at ext...