Experts Investigate 'Dna Diets'
December 19, 2006
Scientists are warning would-be slimmers
to be careful about using 'DNA-diets'
on the internet.
A team at Exeter University are to investigate nutrigenomic diets - which offer personalised eating plans.
They suggest people should alter their eating habits based on their genetic make-up.
Lead researcher Dr Paula Saukko said her team would investigate diets on the market: "There have been claims that the public has been misled."
Nutrigenomics is the study of food
and diet, and how each interacts with specific genes
to increase the risk of certain diseases.
Research has been carried out which has suggested some links between genetic variations and being vulnerable to certain illnesses or disorders which might react to certain diets.
But work has not yet been done which shows the reverse - that eating a certain diet can protect against a disease which your genes make you vulnerable to.
Source from: http://news.bbc.co.uk
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