Studies on Nutrients, Gene Expression Could Lead to Tailored Diets for Disease Prevention

I am still waiting for the jet packs. (not prototypes, but the real, practical, consumer version)

Personal health recommendations and diets tailored to better prevent diseases may be in our future, just by focusing on genetics.

Researchers at Kansas State University recently published an academic journal article discussing the potential for nutrigenomics, a field that studies the effects of food on gene expression. The researchers discussed the possibility of using food to prevent an individual's genes from expressing disease. The researchers said nutrigenomics could completely change the future of public health and the food and culinary industries.

"Nutrigenomics involves tailoring diets to someone's genetic makeup," said Koushik Adhikari, K-State assistant professor of sensory analysis. "I speculate that in five to 10 years, you would go to a genetic counselor or a physician who could help you understand your genetic makeup, and then a nutritional professional could customize your diet accordingly."

Adhikari collaborated with Denis Medeiros, professor and department head of human nutrition, and Jean Getz, former K-State graduate student in human nutrition, for an article on nutrigenomics that was published in the January issue of Food Technology. Getz, now a student at the School of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University, wrote the article while at K-State.

I am sure that this osteopathy student is qualified to predict the future.

And, after all, there are only about 6000 genes identified so far involved with fatosity.

That represents a mere around 25% of the entire known human genome.

And we all know how successful modern science has been in dealing with genetic matters involving far fewer genes.

That is why baldness has been cured.



Of course, just consider that these prophets are the same people who cannot cheaply, effectively and safely cure toenail fungus.



That should put this prediction in perspective.

Unless you are an idiot.

Like each of these researchers.