Direct-to-Consumer Nutrigenetics Testing: An Overview.

ABSTRACT: At present, specialized companies offering genetic testing services without the involvement of clinicians are growing; this development is a direct consequence of the significant decrease in genotyping and sequencing costs. Online companies offer predictions about the risk of developing complex diseases during one's life course, and they offer suggestions for personal lifestyle. Several companies have been created that provide nutrigenetics services; these companies suggest dietary indications-a central issue in the prevention and etiopathogenesis of specific diseases-based on one's personal genetic background. Dietary patterns are defined on the basis of a limited set of genetic markers. In this article, we analyze the online nutrigenetics services offered by 45 companies worldwide, to ob

SUBMITTER: Floris M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7071525 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature