Your Genes Tell You What To Eat!

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/deanfulltexttopics.cfm?ID=59291 & storytyp

e=DeanTopics surprised me.

Cheers, Al.

Your Genes Tell You What To Eat!

September 25, 2001

Researchers in Atlanta, Georgia have been

testing the theory that your dining habits are

governed by genetics. The result of the study of identical and

fraternal twins verifies their belief that what you crave and what you

eat are indeed programmed into your molecular system. This is

fascinating!

Researchers at Georgia State University asked 110 adult identical

twins and 155 adult fraternal twins to keep a diary for seven days of

everything they ate. This included snacks as well as meals. They also

recorded how hungry they felt before and after each meal, and how

many people ate with them.

Identical twins were twice as likely to have similar eating habits as

the fraternal twins. Identical twins were similar in the time of day

they chose to eat meals, how much they ate, and if they were hungry

before or full after eating a meal. They were also similar in how many

people they liked to eat with. This was true despite that fact that

many of the identical twins lived apart.

Fraternal twins did not share the same eating habits. Researchers say

that upbringing was unlikely to have much effect on dinning tastes.

And so it goes, you eat what your genetics tell you to eat! What could

be simpler?

Source: New Scientist, September 20, 2001