from BBC Health, 11 July 2005
US scientists say they have pinpointed why some people can eat all the chocolate and chips they want and not increase their cholesterol levels. A study by researchers at the Berkeley National Laboratory of identical twins show it really is all in the genes.
Each pairing - of a keen athlete and a couch potato - were allocated either a high or a low fat diet. In the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the scientists said genes, not exercise, decided the effect.
US scientists say they have pinpointed why some people can eat all the chocolate and chips they want and not increase their cholesterol levels. A study by researchers at the Berkeley National Laboratory of identical twins show it really is all in the genes.
Each pairing - of a keen athlete and a couch potato - were allocated either a high or a low fat diet. In the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the scientists said genes, not exercise, decided the effect.
One more reason to not take responsibility and blame your parents! This study shows some are naturally blessed with cholesterol-resistant genes, but the rest of us will have to be extra careful.. At least until natural selection weeds us out of existence! - YY
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