Eating your greens can change the effect of your genes on heart disease

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

A long-held mantra suggests that you can't change your family, the genes they pass on, or the effect of these genes. Now, scientists are attacking that belief. The researchers discovered the gene that is the strongest marker for heart disease can actually be modified by generous amounts of fruit and raw vegetables.

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