By MALCOLM RITTER
AP Science Writer
NEW YORK – Consumers who get their DNA tested for health risks take the results in stride, says the first major study of how people react to commercial genetic testing.
But getting that assessment for a bunch of diseases didn’t inspire customers to eat better or exercise more, the researchers found.
Companies have offered “direct-to-consumer” genetic testing for several years, taking saliva samples from customers, analyzing the DNA and delivering a risk report for a series of diseases.