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Clues in 'metabolic fingerprints'
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Clues in 'metabolic fingerprints'

2008-04-23
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Metabolic fingerprints - the remnants left behind from the breakdown of food and chemicals in the body - provide vital clues to the causes of disease, a study has shown.

Metabolic fingerprints - the remnants left behind from the breakdown of food and chemicals in the body - provide vital clues to the causes of disease, a study has shown.

Researchers tested the approach for the first time by measuring levels of metabolism residues in people from the UK, US, China and Japan.

The chemicals, called metabolites, differ according to diet and lifestyle. Scientists conducting the study compared metabolites identified in urine samples with blood pressure readings.

The research showed that adults in the UK and US, which have similar levels of high blood pressure and heart disease, have identical metabolic fingerprints. This reflects the fact that both populations have similar lifestyles.

Professor Jeremy Nicholson, from the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London, one of the authors of the study, said: "Our research illustrates how metabolome studies can give us important clues as to the causes of major health problems such as high blood pressure."

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