DNA Testing For Disease Risks Unlikely To Change Health Behaviors,

reports new research suggests DNA testing for disease risks, offered by companies such as 23andMe and Helix, may not influence those who use them to alter their health habits, despite receiving data that predict future illnesses or diseases. According to recent studies, “Getting the DNA information produced no significant effect on diet, physical activity, drinking alcohol, quitting smoking, sun protection or attendance at disease-screening programs” among participants who took DNA tests. Researchers wrote the presence of the data “has little if any impact on changing routine or habitual behaviors.” http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_SCIENCE_SAYS_REACTING_TO_DNA_NYOL-?SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-08-17-01-13-51