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Recent medical findings for a healthier body

Tea & your genes

Epigenetic changes are chemical modifications that turn your genes off or on. Your environment and lifestyle factors such as food choices and things like smoking can lead to epigenetic changes. In a new study, researchers investigated whether tea consumption may lead to epigenetic changes. Previous studies have suggested that both coffee and tea play an important role in modulating disease

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