Diet advice from dna?

• Autores: Laura Hercher
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 297, Nº. 6, 2007, págs. 84-89
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article explains how companies are offering DNA analysis that provides information about how a specific person should eat and exercise. However, the author suggests that the data regarding such tests is inconclusive and therefore these tests do no give accurate results. The article goes on to explain that nutrigenetic testing is not regulated by a government body because they do not diagnose illnesses. INSETS: KEY CONCEPTS;ARE INTERNET NUTRIGENETIC TESTS VALID?;GENES AS NUTRITIONISTS;CONSUMER CAVEATS