Research shows that the diet plans will not be accepted publicly if regulations are not placed to protect DNA information; however, Professor Lynn Frewer explained that the people who were questioned saw many benefits of this research and were more than willing to share data about their DNA. On the other hand, the 9,381 participants questioned n European countries were hesitant about this since this type of research is often a commercial basis, and not common.
Once regulations on DNA are placed, I believe nutrigenomics will be very important in promoting human health across the globe. It is important to identify the gene interactions within the body per individual and understand what makes us different to promote growth in the field of genetics. If enough people follow the diet plans given to them once nutrigenomics becomes more popular, fast food and processed food may become healthy to prevent profit loss.
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Carlie, this is so interesting! Previous to my mother being diagnosed with Celiac disease, she religiously followed all of the publicly recommended nutrition advise; however, she consistently felt terrible, likely because of her consumption of grains in her diet. After the diagnosis, my mother took her diet into her own hands and performed her own extensive research in diet. While she has gained vast knowledge in nutrition and has passed this information on to me, we both have yet to find our own optimum nutrition plan. The field of nutrigenomics has always intrigued me as I find the effects of diet fascinating, and I am really excited to watch this field develop.
ReplyDeleteMy dna needs a diet that would help me gain muscle, I'm pretty sure it's my genes that are holding me back from gaining muscle. For example, I've been doing track for 5 years and my calf muscles barely exist. This is an interesting study because it would help out people with medical problems and athletes who need to have the optimal amount of energy or the optimal amount of protein for muscle gain. I agree with Ciarra and that it would be interesting to watch this field develop.
ReplyDeleteHaving the ability to pin point specific diet plans all the way down to your DNA level would be a great tool to fight obesity and other diseases. I hope this gets implemented and helps millions of people.
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