Originally published December 6 2005
Rat study provokes discussion about the body's ability to recover from years of bad nutrition
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Blogger Regina Wilshire discusses a new rat study that suggests the effects of poor eating habits may be reversed.
In my previous article I talked about the critical importance of nutrients in our diet - and we get those nutrients from our food.
This new article highlights the importance of the food we eat in our health and how the wrong food can mean long-term damage to our genes, sometimes even before we're born.
The article begins with a review of previous research into environmental factors that influence gene expression - in mice and rats - such as foods eaten by pregnant pups and the outcome of offspring and the care of the offspring, neglect or cared for.
In new research, the team of researchers showed that a food supplement can have the same effect on well-reared rats at 90 days old - well into adulthood - as neglectful care did in previous research.
The researchers injected L-methionine, a common amino acid and food supplement, into the brains of well-reared rats.
The researchers believe the reverse may also be true since other research has shown that poorly raised rats - those "stressed" and behaving badly - have been successfully "reversed" to more normal behavior using a chemical called TSA.
Rob Waterland from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas...says Szyf's ideas are creating a buzz, as they suggest that methylation can influence our DNA well into adulthood.
When we fill our body with non-nutritive things, like trans-fats, high fructose corn syrup, preservatives or chemicals, we're doing the opposite - we're robbing our body of its ability to thrive.
In my opinion, the vast majority of damage caused by a poor diet can be reversed - it takes time, but the body has an amazing ability to heal itself when given the right tools.
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