What you eat can reprogram your genes – an expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics
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What you eat can reprogram your genes – an expert explains the emerging science of nutrigenomics
Monica Dus, University of Michigan
People typically think of food as calories, energy and sustenance. However, the latest evidence suggests that food also “talks” to our genome, which is the genetic blueprint that directs the way the body functions down to the cellular level.
This communication between food and genes may affect your health, physiology and longevity. The idea that food delivers im...
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