The genes behind the peptides your body makes
Your body makes its own peptides: ANP, ghrelin, BDNF, GLP-1. How genes shape that assembly line, and what a raw DNA file can and cannot read about it.
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Why DNA readings depend on who was studied
Every DNA reading compares you with studied groups, and most studies skew European. Why population context decides what a genetic report can honestly claim.
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What the evidence says about MTHFR
MTHFR variants are common and normal. What the enzyme does, what major guidelines concluded about testing, and why the supplement claims outrun the evidence.
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How your genes handle caffeine
Nearly all caffeine is cleared by one liver enzyme, CYP1A2. What the famous fast and slow metabolizer reading really measures, and what it leaves out.
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Why some adults can digest milk
One DNA letter near the LCT gene keeps lactase working in adults. How the trait evolved more than once, and what your raw DNA file can read.
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