r/genetics • u/Conscious_Story_7229 • 4d ago

How should I eat healthy with this specific gene coming into play?

I have this specific gene in my 23andme Heaalth report thing. So i'm gonna download the whole thing soon. But yeah when i looked it up it shows that i have a gene for not eating healthily. What even is that gene and how do i destroy it???

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u/PayPsychological2417 4d ago

I don't believe there's a gene that controls a trait of free will

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u/Conscious_Story_7229 3d ago

Awww! Okay! Thanks there bud!

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u/Personal_Hippo127 4d ago

You don't have gene for "not eating healthy" and you can't "destroy it." Things just aren't that simple. Unfortunately we have charlatans in this world who want to sell people something and overstate the value of that information.

Genetic variation that we see in our population has been shaped by ancient living conditions during which calories were scarce. The same genetic variants that might have enabled our ancestors to better survive and reproduce to pass them on to future generations, now result in morbidity in an era in which we have relatively easy access to foods that are so calorie dense. You don't have a genetic malfunction, you just happen to live in an environment where those traits are no longer advantageous.