The DNA Diet
Technology Review: Eating According to Your Genome
If you knew that you were especially susceptible to heart disease when you gained weight, would it increase your motivation to diet? How much would you be willing to pay to find out if you are one of the lucky people who can eat as much fat as you want and not have an increased risk of heart disease? Such tests are the goal of nutrigenomics, which seeks to identify the links between nutrition and disease based on an individual’s genome.While the field is still too young to offer personal dietary advice for the average consumer, research has uncovered links among genes, diet, and heart disease.
My guess is that the links that haven’t yet been discovered suggest everyone should maintain a healthy diet.