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Eating Greens Can Change Genes
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n international team of scientists led by researchers at McMaster and
McGill universities, in Canada, were surprised to find that consuming gener- ous amounts of fruit and raw vegetables modified a gene designated 9p21, the strongest marker for heart disease. In one of the largest gene-diet interaction studies ever conducted related to cardiovascular disease, the researchers analyzed more than 27,000 individuals from five ethnici- ties—Latin American, European, Chinese, South Asian and Arab—and the effect their diets had on the target gene. They discov- ered that men and women with the high- risk genotype that consumed a healthy diet with plenty of raw vegetables and
fruits had a risk of heart attack similar to individuals carrying the low-risk genotype. “We know that 9p21 genetic vari- ants increase the risk of heart disease for those that carry it,” says Genetic Epi- demiologist Jamie Engert, joint principal investigator of the study, “but it was a surprise to find that a healthy diet could significantly weaken its effect.” Source: PLoS Medicine
The Write Way to Lose Weight
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ccording to a new study published in Psychological Science, the right kind of writing may facilitate losing weight. Participating women were given a list of significant values including creativity, religion, music and relation- ships, and asked to rank them in order of personal impor- tance. Half the women were asked to write for 15 minutes about the value most important to them; the other half wrote about a value not among their most highly preferred but that might be important to someone else. The first group lost an average of 3.4 pounds during the next few months, while the second group gained an average of 2.8 pounds. Researchers think the weight loss may be due to increased self-esteem and strengthened resolve.
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