Consuming green vegetables are rich in fiber was able to change the "destiny" of heart disease genes. During these people assume we can not escape the effects of genes and genes that we inherit from our parents. Now, a team of international scientists led by researchers from McMaster University denied that notion.
The scientists found that the gene turns out to be a marker of heart disease can be modified by fruit and raw vegetables. The study results were published in the journal PLoS Medicine.
"We know that the 9p21 genetic variants increase the risk of heart disease for people who carry the gene," said Dr. Jamie Engert, principal investigator of the study, which also cardiovascular disease researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and members of the Department of Human Genetics at McGill University. "Surprisingly, it turns out a healthy diet can reduce this effect significantly."
In this research, a team of scientists analyzed more than 27 thousand individuals from five ethnic, Europe, South Asia, China, Latin America, and Arab, as well as their dietary effects on gene 9p21. The results showed that individuals with high-risk genotype who consumed a diet consisting of raw vegetables, fruit, and put at risk of heart attack are similar to those with low risk genotypes.
"We observed that the effect of high-risk genotype can be prevented by consuming foods rich in fruits and vegetables," said Sonia Anand, a researcher at the Population Health Research Institute and professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University. "Our results support the public health recommendations to consume more than five servings of fruits or vegetables as a way of improving health." Their research also suggests the possibility of important interactions between genes and diet in cardiovascular disease. "Future research is diperiukan," said Dr. Ron Do, principal investigator of the study. *** [SCIENCEDAILY | KORAN TEMPO 3676]
The scientists found that the gene turns out to be a marker of heart disease can be modified by fruit and raw vegetables. The study results were published in the journal PLoS Medicine.
"We know that the 9p21 genetic variants increase the risk of heart disease for people who carry the gene," said Dr. Jamie Engert, principal investigator of the study, which also cardiovascular disease researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and members of the Department of Human Genetics at McGill University. "Surprisingly, it turns out a healthy diet can reduce this effect significantly."
In this research, a team of scientists analyzed more than 27 thousand individuals from five ethnic, Europe, South Asia, China, Latin America, and Arab, as well as their dietary effects on gene 9p21. The results showed that individuals with high-risk genotype who consumed a diet consisting of raw vegetables, fruit, and put at risk of heart attack are similar to those with low risk genotypes.
"We observed that the effect of high-risk genotype can be prevented by consuming foods rich in fruits and vegetables," said Sonia Anand, a researcher at the Population Health Research Institute and professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University. "Our results support the public health recommendations to consume more than five servings of fruits or vegetables as a way of improving health." Their research also suggests the possibility of important interactions between genes and diet in cardiovascular disease. "Future research is diperiukan," said Dr. Ron Do, principal investigator of the study. *** [SCIENCEDAILY | KORAN TEMPO 3676]
