Understanding Nutrition (MindTap Course List)
Understanding Nutrition (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337392693
Author: Eleanor Noss Whitney, Sharon Rady Rolfes
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6, Problem 1ACTQ
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To explain: The ways in which the nutritional genomics influences health care in the future.

Introduction:  Human nutrition refers to the intake of essential nutrients as a part of balanced diet in order to provide support for continuing the human life in a healthy way. Nutritional genomics is a new field in science that deals with the study of the relationship between the human genome, health, and nutrition.

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Nutritional genomics has a remarkable potential to change the future of dietary guidelines and personal recommendations. Nutritional genomics can be classified into two disciplines- Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics.

Nutrigenomics is the study of the nutrients and the way it influences the gene activity, and it involves the application of genomic tools such as DNA microarray technology in nutrition research. Study of nutrigenetics shows the ways in which genes influence the activities of nutrients.

The ways in which the nutritional genomics influence health care in the future are as follows:

  • Nutrigenomics explores the relationship between the dietary pattern and genetic factors.
  • Nutrigenomics through the personal nutrition aims to propose precautionary measures and treatment for obesity.
  • Nutrigenomics has great influence in the field of anti-ageing. It customizes nutritional solutions that is necessary for the body to prevent the cell from aging by the development of surplus free radicals.
  • Nutrigenomics have a wide variety of application in the cancer treatment.
  • The development of new and alternative treatments targeted against altered cancer cell metabolism is a part of nutrigenomics research. This can give alternative solutions to treat cancer instead of using conventional methods that has side effects.
  • Nutrigenetics aims to study genes that cause diet-related diseases and supply dietary interventions for persons at the threat of such diseases. Examples of diet-related diseases include few autoimmune diseases, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, cancers, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases.

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