Heart-to-Heart: latifundialization et al
One of my readers over at Genetics and Health shared his family history of heart disease yesterday on latifundialization et al.
In my dad’s family all of the men (and some of the women) have had heart attacks. in my dad his heart attack came after several years of high cholesterol. And in his case the cholesterol levels were affected by his diet. Unfortunately it is also clear that diet affects my cholesterol. And it’s probably mostly due to some of the genetic factors that influence how my body deals with cholesterol.
With this kind of understanding, it should be just a little easier for Victor’s child to make healthy and hearty life choices.
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2 opinions for Heart-to-Heart: latifundialization et al
Victor's Child
Jan 8, 2007 at 2:15 pm
It is easier to make those life choices when one can trace the improvements in medicine through family history. And I didn’t mention this on Victor’s child the reason that I know my food choices affect my cholesterol is because I took part in a study (because I am an identical twin) where the affects of diet on cholesterol was examined. My twin was working in an Italian restaurant at the time while I was watching my diet and was much lower than the AHA recommendations. We were placed on the same diet for a month. Our cholestoral levels were 40 points apart, but in a month we met in the middle. So, for us, it is evident that diet affects our cholesterol levels. That’s not true for everyone as there are a number of other possible factors, but in my case diet is a significant factor.
Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD
Jan 8, 2007 at 2:19 pm
VC: That is fascinating! Family history is hugely important, but unfortunately many of us don’t know enough about our relatives’ medical history (me included).
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