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Health History Hidden in Urine

Posted Apr 21, 08 10:07 AM CDT in Science & Health 

(Newser) – Urine does indeed hold metabolic clues, researchers have found, and could shed light on blood pressure and heart problems, the Times of London reports. "Metabolic profiling can tell us how specific aspects of a person’s diet and how much they drink are contributing to their risks for certain diseases"—something DNA research can't do, says one of the scientists involved.

"What is really important," a researcher says about looking into urine, a technique first popular around 500 AD, "is that we can test out our new hypotheses directly, in a way that is not easy with genetic biomarkers.”

Source Times (UK)

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