I'm 27 and paid $156 for a buzzy health test, fearing I was unknowingly sick despite eating well and exercising. It was reassuring but I felt scammed.
Briefly

Despite the popular belief that health tests improve personal longevity, there is insufficient evidence to support these general testing approaches for long-term health improvement.
Participating in the modern wellness culture creates significant health anxiety by prompting individuals to obsess over unseen health indicators like visceral fat or blood glucose levels.
Growing up, the focus was on proper nutrition to avoid health issues, yet today’s wellness trends encourage invasive testing and monitoring that can lead to distress.
As a health reporter, I’m constantly confronted with conflicting health messages and the overwhelming influence of processed food and misinformation proliferating on social media.
Read at Business Insider
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