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Symptom-Check:
OverweightAccording to estimates in the Health Survey for England 2021, 25,9% of adults are obese, with another 37,9% being overweight, but not obese. If these numbers are correct, almost two in three adults in the UK are overweight. Not just fast food, too much sugar and salt as well as lack of exercise can lead to overweight. Researchers are discovering more and more connections, for example between weight gain and the intestinal bacteria, our sleep and sex hormones.
On this page we recommend tests to track down your weight fluctuations or at a glance possible consequences of overweight can keep. Click below which other symptoms and properties apply to you and receive tailored recommendations.
The science behind the symptom check
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In order to get to the recommendations, our team of medical journalists and nutritionists examine current scientific studies.
- We scanned hundreds of studies for the symptom check and analyzed and documented more than 250 relevant relevant from them. The studies come from very different scientific journals, including renowned publications such as Nature and BMJ.
- See you whether there are verifiable connections between the symptoms and various parameters that we measure with our tests.
- We evaluate these relationships and ask questions like: How high is the quality of the studies? Did you appear in trustworthy magazines? How big was the influence on the symptom in the studies?
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The science behind the symptom check
Learn moreScience behind the symptom check
In order to get to the recommendations, our team of medical journalists and nutritionists examine current scientific studies.
- We scanned hundreds of studies for the symptom check and analyzed and documented more than 250 relevant relevant from them. The studies come from very different scientific journals, including renowned publications such as Nature and BMJ.
- See you whether there are verifiable connections between the symptoms and various parameters that we measure with our tests.
- We evaluate these relationships and ask questions like: How high is the quality of the studies? Did you appear in trustworthy magazines? How big was the influence on the symptom in the studies?
Testosterone Test
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Lethargy, fatigue, reduced muscle mass and reduced libido – these can be the unpleasant consequences of low testosterone levels. Testosterone is the main male sexual hormone which regulates muscle growth and physical fitness.
Do you want to know how high or low your levels of this important sex hormone are? With the cerascreen® Testosterone Test you can determine the testosterone levels in your saliva. This allows you to detect a testosterone deficiency or surplus and take targeted countermeasures through your diet and lifestyle.
Testosterone levels are highest in early adulthood and slowly decrease after the age of 30, which is due to a natural change of the blood levels. According to studies, testosterone decreases by one per cent every year. You should therefore keep an eye on your testosterone levels.
Hba1c Test – Long Term Blood Sugar Test
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Sugar is a source of energy for the body. It is transported through the blood to all organs. In the process, the sugar glucose sticks to the blood pigment haemoglobin, resulting in haemoglobin A1C (HbA1c). For people with diabetes, there is too much hbA1c in the blood in the long term – which is why the long-term blood sugar HbA1c is considered an important tool to measure your risk of developing diabetes.
With the cerascreen® Long Term Blood Sugar Test (hbA1c), an hba1c home test kit, you can find out your hbA1c value – that is, the degree of saccharification of the red blood cells in your capillary blood. This value indicates your average blood glucose levels over the last three months. The value is considered an indication of possible pre-diabetes or diabetes.
Cortisol Test (stress hormone)
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The cerascreen® Cortisol Test is a test kit that is helps you find out your cortisol levels. Using this test kit, you can have the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in your saliva determined. The laboratory analysis will detect deviations in the samples you are taking during the day, and provides you with an indication of chronic stress as well as burnout syndrome and allows you to take active countermeasures.
Do you feel increasingly stressed? Chronic stress not only makes you feel restless and unwell and less able to perform. It also means that your cortisol levels remain high for a long period of time, leading to higher blood sugar levels and increasing your risk of developing both physical and mental illnesses.
Cholesterol Test
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The cerascreen® Cholesterol Test is a send-in health test kit that measures the relevant blood fat values if there is an increased risk of developing arteriosclerosis. The test determines the total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglyceride levels as well as the total cholesterol–HDL ratio.
Does your heart always pound heavily or does your blood pressure rise for no apparent reason? This might be caused by your cholesterol! Cholesterol is often mentioned as a risk factor for heart and cardiovascular disorders as well as strokes. But there are two types of cholesterol – LDL and HDL.
LDL is considered the ‘bad’ cholesterol because a high LDL level leads to a build-up of cholesterol in your arteries. Arteries constrict, and blood begins to clot. Over time, blood thickening and artery constriction combined make a heart attack or high blood pressure more likely.
HDL is called the ‘good’ cholesterol because it carries LDL cholesterol from other parts of your body back to your liver. Your liver then removes the LDL cholesterol from your body. This helps to keep the blood vessels clean. High HDL levels reduce the risk of heart disease, but low levels increase the risk.
Like cholesterol, triglycerides are a type of fat, or lipid, in your blood. Elevated triglyceride levels can raise your chance of vessel constriction and heart disease.
Iodine Test
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Iodine deficiency has long been an overlooked health condition in the United Kingdom. There is too little iodine in the soil and thus also in most food. Even with iodised table salt, it can be difficult to get enough of the trace element. That is why you should consider checking your iodine levels.
With the cerascreen® Iodine Test, you can determine the concentration of iodine per gramme of creatinine in your urine. In this way, you can detect a possible iodine deficiency and treat it in a targeted manner.
Gut Flora Test
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With the cerascreen® Gut Microbiome Test, a diagnostic sample-taking and send-in test that you can use at home, the composition of the bacteria in your intestine can be determined. In a laboratory, the DNA of the intestinal bacteria is analysed using state-of-the-art biotechnology. With the results report, you will gain comprehensive insights into your microbiome, also called gut flora: from the variety of bacterial species to the balance between good and bad bacteria as well as the breakdown of all strains and types of intestinal bacteria.
Omega-3 Test
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The cerascreen® Omega-3 Test is a home test kit that allows you to analyse the composition of fatty acids in your blood. Our partner medical laboratory determines your omega-3 index and the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids in your blood.
Omega-3 fatty acids are considered particularly healthy fats. But with our modern diets, we actually consume very little omega 3. This can become a problem – if we take in more omega 6 than omega 3, our body is at risk of inflammation and cardiovascular disease.
