How Food Rewrites Your Genes and Behavior
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How Food Rewrites Your Genes and Behavior
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This podcast examines the relationship between dietary choices and genetic expression, a concept supported by the centuries-old notion that "you are what you eat." The podcast highlights the modern ability to identify how food can influence specific genes, turning them on or off, leading to different molecular outcomes, or phenotypes. This is illustrated by summarizing a longitudinal study involving baboons that demonstrated significant changes in gene expression across different tissues and sexes when their diet was switched from a traditional baboon diet to a baboon equivalent of a modern Western diet. Ultimately, diet strategies need to be based on an individual's unique genetic profile and the context-dependent nature of gene expression.