A series of experiments have revealed that just a few minutes of relatively strenuous exercise can dramatically change a person’s DNA.
The changes are not to the code of life itself, but to its ‘punctuation’. These chemicals activate, silence and crank up genes and their actions.
In the case of muscle, exercise appears to crank up the genes needed to burn fat and sugar and support the body.
Just 20 minutes pedalling flat out on an exercise bike makes a difference, the journal Cell Metabolism reports. Read more
Monday, March 19, 2012
Crank Up Your Genes to Burn Fat and Sugar
Just 20 minutes of vigorous exercise changes your DNA, says Fiona McCrae.
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