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Lifestyle Can Alter Gene Activity Monday, June 23, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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A Finnish study of identical twins has found that physical inactivity and acquired obesity can impair expression of the genes which help the cells produce energy. The findings suggest that lifestyle, more than heredity, contributes to insulin resistance in people who are obese. Insulin resistance increases the chance of developing diabetes and heart disease. (source: sciencedaily.com)
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