Genes may affect cholesterol more than exercise: twin study

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Genes key to body's cholesterol response: twin study

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/07/08/twins-diet050708.html

"Genes may matter more than exercise in how our bodies respond to eating fatty foods like ice cream, research on identical twins shows.

Researchers in California recruited 28 pairs of identical male twins who shared the same genes but led different lifestyles.

In each pair, one twin was a long-distance runner while the other was a comparative couch potato who barely clocked 40 kilometres a week or less.

Paul Williams of Berkeley Lab's Life Sciences Division and his team looked at how each twin's body responded to eating a diet high in fat given their sharp differences in exercise levels.

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