Bad Eating Habits Can Alter Your DNA By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Posted Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 4:30 am PDT

1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 2:47 pm PDT

Very interesting reading and yes I would like to know if I had the unfriendly weight genes!! That would give me help deciding on what diet and exercise plan to choose :)

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 2:54 pm PDT

Then this should also be true, booz of any kind and starches, and honey

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 10:36 pm PDT

sure another excuse for people to reason why they are fat. "it's not my fault it' s my genes" When are people going to wake up and realize that they are accountable for thier own actions.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 6:47 am PDT

This article was very non-specific and vague. Using words like "may" and "perhaps" generates confusion and uninformed presumptions. Very disappointing. Would be interested in reading this information if there were more specific details and research.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 7:21 am PDT

purple people eater is an ***. when will he/she wake up and realize that nobody cares what you think.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 7:34 am PDT

I think this is great! Not only have we identified that poor eating can affect your health, but potentially the health of your unborn children. I have always known that obese parents create a less than ideal environment for their children, but now it seems that they are, in part, responsible for their children's obesity and other problems as well.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 8:42 am PDT

love it!!!!!!!

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 11:14 am PDT

Article was too vague, I got nothing out of this at all! If people need yet another reason to have an excuse about poor eating, i dont want to hear about it!

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 11:17 am PDT

i liked it alot

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:41 pm PDT

of course eating bad would hurt you in the long run, yes it is news that it affects your genes but get real people, stop being fat and do some work and eat right, thanks nuff said.

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 1:34 pm PDT

O.o Roflmao?

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 1:35 pm PDT

this is why I read articles appearing on the internet. it's like having a text version of Saturday Night Live all week long.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 2:25 pm PDT

For starters, this study had nothing to do with genetic mutations being caused by sugar. The author should have explained they actually showed epidemologic changes, ie: DNA structure, methylation status changed with diet changes. But these types of things happen all the time. Of course if you are consuming more sugar you cells are going to change their gene expression to accommodate this. I am going to state this again, this has nothing to do with a fat gene. And to the author, I would like to know if I had "unfriendly weight genes" or really any bad genes for that matter but I do not see how this relates to the article.

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 2:27 pm PDT

lol cooldude. Those nutritionists are still spinning yarns which are not there.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 3:24 pm PDT

It would be helpful to me and my grandkids because I am a Type 2 diabetic and my paternal grandmother tied using isilin. I have problems losing until I get sick then I lose what indangers my health. Thanks, Sharon Ann

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