Bad eating may permanently alter DNA

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The following corroborates the work described in CRSupportgroup

message 26387 that pointed to a generational effect with caloric

restriction.

New study:

Human genes remember a sugar hit for two weeks, with prolonged poor

eating habits capable of permanently altering DNA, Australian research

has found.

A team studying the impact of diet on human heart tissue and mice

found that cells showed the effects of a one-off sugar hit for a

fortnight, by switching off genetic controls designed to protect the

body against diabetes and heart disease.

" We now know that chocolate bar you had this morning can have very

acute effects, and those effects can continue for up to two weeks, "

said lead researcher Sam El-Osta, from the Baker IDI Heart and

Diabetes Institute.

" These changes continue beyond the meal itself and have the ability to

alter natural metabolic responses to diet, " he told Australian

Associated Press Friday.

Regular poor eating would amplify the effect, said El-Osta, with

genetic damage lasting months or years, and potentially passing

through bloodlines.

The study's findings were reported in the Journal of Experimental

Medicine.

Old study:

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