Genes Remember the Sugar You Eat

Australian research has found that human genes remember sugar consumption for two weeks. Poor eating habits are capable of permanently altering DNA. “We now know that chocolate bar you had this morning can have very acute effects, and those effects can continue for up to two weeks,” said lead researcher Sam El-Osta, from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.

This radio news parody made me chuckle.

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