Knowledge, opinions and expectations of adults concerning personalised genotype-based dietary recommendations: a German survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the knowledge, opinions and expectations of persons with and without obesity concerning personalised genotype-based nutrition.

Design

Questions about nutrition, weight management and personalised genotype-based dietary recommendations were asked via standardised telephone-based interviews. Sociodemographic and anthropometric data were collected. The data were statistically weighted by age, gender, education, domicile and BMI.

Setting

Germany.

Participants

Representative sample of the German population (n 1003) randomly sampled via a scientific Random Digit dial method plus 354 adults with a BMI ≥ 30·0 kg/m2 to enlarge the sample.

Results

Data of 1357 participants were analysed (51·1 % female, age: 50·5 ± 18·5 years, 15·9 % adults with

SUBMITTER: Bayer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8094433 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature