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aplummer on May 12, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Man donated blood every week for 60 years and help...

My old man actually _has_ to donate blood once a month due to excess iron from a condition.

geetfun on May 12, 2018 [–]

Yup, I believe it’s called Hemochromatosis. I can’t find the source but I recall reading that donating blood also reduces cardiovascular risk.

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