Are Health Check-Ups Bad for You? ; 1) Goodhealth2) Britons Spend Millions On Screenings and Testing Kits for Peace of Mind About Their Health. But Experts Fear There's a Hidden Cost ...

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CHARLOTTE DORMAN is, she says, a typical 28-year-old. 'I love buying clothes, going out with friends and enjoying a few glasses of wine at the weekend.' But given the choice between the latest designer handbag or a Pounds 200 health check-up, the screening would win every time.

In fact, Charlotte spends up to Pounds 1,000 a year on medical tests she doesn't actually need. She isn't ill, but as the PR manager from South-West London explains: 'If I didn't have the checks, I'd feel I wasn't really in control of my health.' As well as regular blood tests for anaemia, thyroid function, and hormone levels, she has her spine checked every three months for potential problems as well as her levels of vitamins and minerals.

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Are Health Check-Ups Bad for You? ; 1) Goodhealth2) Britons Spend Millions On Screenings and Testing Kits for Peace of Mind About Their Health. But Experts Fear There's a Hidden Cost ...

She has also paid for stomach screening a mammogram and fertility tests, and plans to start having a full body scan once a year from the age of 30.

'Some of my friends think I'm mad and I have been called a hypochondriac, but I don't care I don't want to be ill in 20 years' time,' she says.

Like Charlotte, Grahame Harding appears otherwise healthy. Yet every year for the past 12, the company chai...

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