Proposed guidelines to evaluate scientific validity and evidence for genotype-based dietary advice.

ABSTRACT: Nutrigenetic research examines the effects of inter-individual differences in genotype on responses to nutrients and other food components, in the context of health and of nutrient requirements. A practical application of nutrigenetics is the use of personal genetic information to guide recommendations for dietary choices that are more efficacious at the individual or genetic subgroup level relative to generic dietary advice. Nutrigenetics is unregulated, with no defined standards, beyond some commercially adopted codes of practice. Only a few official nutrition-related professional bodies have embraced the subject, and, consequently, there is a lack of educational resources or guidance for implementation of the outcomes of nutrigenetic research. To avoid misuse and to protect the public,

SUBMITTER: Grimaldi KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5732517 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature