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(Medical-NewsWire.com, March 13, 2015 ) Sydney, NSW -- Dietitian, Linda Hodge announces the provision of her new genetic testing service for anyone with a family history that includes diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, stroke or obesity. These testing procedures can identify genetic variations that are associated with increased risk of a number of diseases. The very high accuracy level of somewhere between 99.7% and 100% associated with these tests confirms their reliability in identifying risk factors.
Linda Hodge says "We know that diet is very important in preventing lifestyle diseases, but we also know that not everyone responds to changes in diet in the same way. Thanks to the enormous amount of research into the area of genetics, we now know that genes play a very important part in how the body reacts to food. So, I am very excited and pleased to be able to offer gene testing which will help me to give my patients more personalised, targeted dietary advice to help them reduce their risk of developing those lifestyle diseases"
Testing involves the analysis of saliva samples. The sampling procedures are simple, easy to perform and completely painless. The test can identify persons:
• that are more likely to develop diabetes if their diet is more weighted toward high glycemic index (GI) foods,
• that have an increased risk of high blood pressure and stroke when eating a high salt diet,
• that have a higher risk of heart disease if their diet includes too much coffee, and
• that are at an increased risk of obesity when their diet is high in saturated fats
Linda Hodge cautioned that "of course, genes and diet are not the whole story. Lack of exercise, smoking and obesity also increase your chance of getting lifestyle diseases. However, knowing that you have certain genetic variations and that your risk of developing those diseases is so much higher may help you to make the changes you need to prevent these diseases".
Bookings can be made by contacting Linda Hodge.
About Linda Hodge, Dietitian, Sydney
Linda Hodge is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist with more than 30 years of experience. Currently Linda has private consulting rooms in three separate locations in northern Sydney where she sees patients with various diet problems and specialises in the investigation and management of food chemical intolerance and food allergy.
Linda Hodge, Dietitian, Sydney
Peter Reid
0407494117
pr@lindahodge.com.au
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