GENETICS TESTING FOR PERSONALIZED DIET

Once dietary you need is unique. Healthy foods are beneficial. Nutrients could effectively promote systems in our body and contribute growth. However, humans are divergent from outside and inside.

 

External factors such as body shape and height, make each consumer's needs  of nutrients  different from each other. In contrast, internal factors  are individual. Consumers will not be able to find information from the internet what kind of food is suitable and healthy for each of them. In everyday life, some people cannot drink cow's milk but some can, or some people drink coffee everyday but some are allergic to cafeine, etc. These differences are differentiated by an individual genetic material known as "DNA"

 

 

The technology is used in a wide variety of application. Genomic technology is also being used in research to determine the reasons why consumers dissimilarly respond to kinds of food. Research evidence showed that differrences in DNA are associated with the decrease of vitamin D absorption. Another showed that each participant with different intrinsic DNA traits results in different levels of Body Mass Index (BMI).

 

Genomics technology has effectively been used for the development and implementation for personalized healthcare, such as nutrition, exercises, and pharmacogenomics.

 

One of the used globally to analyze and characterize DNA, making us aware of the most appropiate and useful nutrition information for ourselves. It will be fascinating if Thailand will be adopting genomics technology  that could importantly take part in improving the Thai people's quality of life.

 

References :  Food focus Thailand - December Vol.16 No.189