I read an interesting article today. They took samples from men who had a low-risk prostate cancer. Then they had them change to a healthy lifestyle. These men were able to change the activity in 500 genes. 48 were turned on and 452 were turned off. "The activity of disease-preventing genes increased while a number of disease-promoting genes, including those involved in prostate cancer and breast cancer, shut down, according to the study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences." Even more reason to promote a healthier lifestyle!
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