Janet > wrote:
>In article >,
>> which brings up something else, and i am sure with as many children as you
>> have this may not be possible, do the children with the issue eat
>> differently in any way than the ones without it, i know you serve them all
>> the same thing, but in snacks do they gravitate to even different fruits? or
>> maybe one group goes for a second helping of green vegtables where the other
>> would prefer a second helping of starch, i am not if it makes a difference
>> or is even something you can quantify but i thought i should ention it as
>> since they all belong to the same parents, all eat/are offerred the same
>> foods, all live the same lifestyle, for the most part they should in general
>> react the same,..
> Not necessarily. That might be the case if Ranee's children were
>identical septuplets so had identical DNA at conception.
>
> Siblings (even, fraternal twins) who merely share the same parents may
>differ considerably in which combination of genes they inherit from each
>parent, and how those genes are expressed.
Also, while eczema (some types) runs in families, that does not mean
everyone who is genetically predisposed to it will develop it even
with the same environmental factors. Part of it is just a roll of
the dice.
Steve