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How many carbs can you REALLY eat?

Ever cut down carbs at the same time as family and friends, only to watch their pounds slip off while your waistline stays the same? It could be down to your DNA, says genetics expert Dr Sharon Moalem, author of The DNA Restart: Unlock Your Personal Genetic Code (Rodale).

‘When it comes to carbohydrates, we have a gene called AMY1 that produces amylase, an enzyme that breaks it down,’ explains Dr Moalem. The more copies of that gene you have, the more able your body

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