A study by University of Maryland researchers of old-order Amish patients who had two specific genes that marked them for obesity showed that intensive exercise could prevent the expression of those genes. Those with the presence of the genes who exercised with moderate intensity for 3-4 hours a day were able to eliminate their risk for becoming overweight. This study was a pretty dramatic confirmation that lifestyle and perhaps supplements as well can prevent abnormal gene expression. Genomics is the science of genetic testing, and for many conditions tests are now available in the office setting.
Link to Archives of Internal Medicine 2008;168: (membership required)
No comments:
Post a Comment