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Currently DNA testing for common diseases (heart disease, arthritis etc.) is too crude to provide a sufficient degree of certainty to make clinical or major lifestyle decisions.

ageing and longevity

Ethiopians have many more genes in common with Europeans than Bantus from South Africa. Koreans are similar to Japanese and Palestians are virtually indistinguishable genetically from Israeli Jews (confirming their common ancestors). Whether this will one day help or hinder racial harmony is another matter.

Our individual human body odours are complex and highly individualised, bring a mixture of more than 300 chemicals, all genetically regulated in response to the environment. This diversity in our chemical signals explains why some insects find certain people tastier than others.
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The causes of obesity are simple. Energy intake (food) exceeds energy expenditure. We are today surrounded by an abundance of available food and calories. The US food industry now produces enough food to supply twice the US population's daily requirements and succeeds in selling most of it.

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Sobre a timidez que tem um grande componente genético, o autor diz:
In terms of treatment [for shyness] it has been shown that shy patients respond well to therapy when they are told their shyness is an innate characteristic that they were born with. When they accept this, they find that their self-esteem and confidence improves and they can deal with the problem more easily.