Guiding Global Best Practice in Personalized Nutrition Based on Genetics: The Development of a Nutrigenomics Care Map
Justine Horne, Daiva E. Nielsen, Janet Madill, Julie Robitaille, Marie-Claude Vohl, David M. Mutch
Abstract
Health care providers (HCPs) globally, including dietitians, are encountering genetic testing for personalized nutrition (ie, nutrigenomics) in their clinical practice. Although considerable basic research examining diet–gene interactions exists in the literature, comparatively less knowledge is available regarding the use of nutrigenomics in clinical practice to alter dietary outcomes. Despite this, patients are bringing direct-to-consumer nutrigenomics reports to HCPs for interpretation, and more HCPs are now offering nutrigenomics tests to their patients.
Topics & Concepts
NutrigenomicsMedicineBiologyGeneticsGeneNutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseBRCA gene mutations in cancerConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling