{"id":2605,"date":"2015-05-07T13:51:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T13:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/okthemes.com\/healthcenterdemo\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2016-03-15T00:24:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T04:24:16","slug":"tempted-to-take-a-home-dna-health-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medcareplusny.com\/tempted-to-take-a-home-dna-health-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempted to Take a Home DNA Health Test?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We all want to be fit, healthy and happy. And we work hard at it. But could our success or failure be pre-determined by our DNA?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the claim made by companies that sell home DNA test kits for everything from your family history to your ideal diet to your overall health. So we decided to test the testers, buying DNA home test kits from a handful of different companies.<\/p>\n

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The DNA genealogy test I took was hilariously inaccurate; the heart health test a Dr. Oz viewer took failed to take into account real-life factors like her impeccable diet and exercise habits; and the DNA diet test we had another viewer take gave weight loss advice so generally, it wasn\u2019t worth the money.<\/p>\n

Our disappointing results are not isolated. When the Government Accountability Office looked into home DNA tests<\/a>, it sneakily sent the same woman\u2019s DNA under nine different names and got nine different results, even though the results should have been identical. What was identical was the sales pitch to buy thousands of dollars worth of supplements supposedly customized by DNA, but actually just ordinary vitamins.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another government agency, The Food and Drug Administration, is so concerned about DNA health tests that it ordered the largest provider<\/a>, a company called 23andMe to stop offering them.<\/p>\n

But new technologies have a way of prevailing in the end. Here are tips to protect yourself while getting the most out of this fast-changing field.<\/p>\n