(5.) Notes from Nathan Morris presentation at seminar, "
Nutritional Genomics: The Future Is Now," September 22, 2018.
The application of genetics and
nutritional genomics in practice: an international survey of knowledge, involvement and confidence among dietitians in the US, Australia and the UK.
The promise of
nutritional genomics in personalized medicine and health is based on an understanding of our nutritional needs, nutritional and health status, and our genotype.
Ahmed El-Sohemy, Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics at the University of Toronto, and a project leader on AFMNet-funded research investigating
nutritional genomics and biomarkers of chronic disease.
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Nutritional Genomics: Opportunities and Challenges.
The third edition includes 2005 Dietary Guidelines; the USDA Food Guide; the "MyPyramid" system; information on healthy fats, fad diets, functional foods, and
nutritional genomics; updated therapies for diabetes, coronary heart disease, and hypertension; and the most recent NANDA nursing diagnoses.
The application of
nutritional genomics to personal and public health also poses ethical issues involving genetic privacy.
"Preliminary results involving soy and prostate cancer are promising," according to Raymond Rodriguez, a cellular and molecular biologist and director of the Center of Excellence for
Nutritional Genomics at the University of California at Davis.
While
nutritional genomics is still in its earliest stages of research, don't be surprised if someday your doctor sits down with you to create a personalized food pyramid based on your unique genetic makeup.
These differences are at the heart of the newly emerging field of
nutritional genomics, or nutrigenomics.
Nutritional genomics. Physiol Genomics 2004; 16: 161-5.
Future development of scholarship will be in
nutritional genomics, health disparities, and metabolism.