Healthy lifestyle triggers genetic changes: study


	Healthy lifestyle triggers genetic changes: study

Deepti

6-19-2008 12:17 AM

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health, genes, genetics, changes, lifestyle, food, exercise

Deepti says:

Freaking amazing!

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6-19-2008 1:03 AM

jamesgrimes

interesting...i could go for the whole diet change thing except for the soy...yuck!

6-22-2008 8:32 AM

kunalc_iit

Oh, I m doin yoga not for nothing!

7-16-2008 2:03 PM

sreejath

It is indeed amazing... Though I must say that I am a bit sceptical about whether these results would be replicated for the "population at large".
Would be interesting to see if any followup stduies establish this pattern.

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