A tiny amount of your blood, saliva, semen or skin can reveal all the biological information about you. A small piece of your body that contains your DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) can represent the whole of your physical self. It is, of course, only plausible and sensible to coordinate choices that affect us physically and mentally.
One of the factors that affect both sectors of the body is consumption. With the bombardment of information about everything under the sun, people feel more in control of things that benefit or harm their bodies. One of the vectors of this phenomenon lies in the increased knowledge of nutrition.
As people become more health conscious, they tend to read, consult, and then choose the diet that will help them achieve their health goals. Of course, there is a plethora of variations to be seen when it comes to nutrition, but out of all those options available, how do you decide which diet to follow? And you may or may not be surprised to know that the correct answer may just be hidden in one strand of DNA.
A DNA-based diet is supported by Nutrigenomics, a branch of biological science that studies the relationship between health, nutrition, and genome. Genome is most of the information contained in the DNA resulting in an individual specific genetic structure. Nutrigenomics provides insight into how your body will respond to different foods and provides a diet blueprint that will provide your body with maximum benefits.
Rather than switching between different types of diets, it’s a smarter way to identify the type of diet that fits your genetic makeup. In some cases, it can also help fight underlying conditions caused solely by your genes, including cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, etc.
“Your DNA can not only influence your feeding behaviour, but it is also able to alter the expression of various hormones and enzymes that are crucial for metabolism. These determine your response to diet, predisposition to weight gain and metabolism,” nutritionist Lovneet Batra was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
To come down to one delicious diet for a person, a DNA smear is put under the microscope and details such as fat sensitivity, coffee sensitivity, lactose intolerance, celiac disease, carbohydrate sensitivity, etc. These details will then clear the way for a nutritionist to devise a diet that will do wonders for your body.
Personalizing a diet at the DNA level is considered the best way by many experts because a generic diet can bend you in ways your body resists, which can prove counterproductive. Therefore, the next time you want to go on a diet, you would rather have your DNA examined than look at the external elements.
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