None — WHAT IS NUTRIGENOMICS? Nutrigenomics, also referred as nutritional genomics, is the study of how foods affect a person's genes and how someone's individual genetic makeup can affect the way he/she responds to different nutrients in foods. Nutritional genomics is a part of personalized medicine and health. It is the basic understanding of your own nutritional needs, nutritional and health status, and your genotype. (Source: The NCMHD Center of Excellence for Nutritional Genomics)
DIET OF THE FUTURE: Imagine going to a place where they give you a single cheek swab, and the DNA swiped tells you which diet your body will respond best to? Some say it's just that easy now because of the genetic information picked up on the swab. Researchers in 2007 studied 138 overweight or obese women who were assigned to one of the four popular diets for a year: the Atkins Diet (very low carbohydrates), the Zone diet (low carbohydrates), the Ornish diet (very low fat), or a health professional's diet (a low-fat diet that generally follows the U.S. Agriculture Department's food pyramid). Researchers used the women's DNA and genetic information to assign a "genotype- appropriate" diet -- a diet that they thought would be most effective. The women assigned to the correct diet based on their genotype lost five-times more weight than participants who were assigned to the inappropriate diet. (Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine)
WHATS NEXT? Using genotype testing now has allowed for advanced testing in the health and diet field. The Institute of Nutritional Medicine and Cardiovascular Research offers testing that enables a person to know exactly what food they need based on metabolic and genetic markers. This company is able to customize vitamins, minerals and amino acids that correct deficiencies and are unique to each person's metabolism. These researchers claim they are also able to conduct advanced imaging of the cardiovascular system to track nutrition in this area.
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