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Nutrigenomics studies the two-way relationship between diet and genes: how nutrients influence gene expression (nutrigenomics) and how each person's genetic variants modify their response to diet (nutrigenetics). It explains why the same dietary pattern does not give the same results for everyone.
Its most studied applications are in metabolism: glycemic response, lipids, inflammation, and the microbiota. Compounds such as omega-3s, sulforaphane, curcumin, or resveratrol modulate the expression of genes involved in inflammation and metabolism, and variants such as those of APOE, MTHFR, or FTO change the response to fats, folate, or calorie density. It is the theoretical basis of precision nutrition, which is still under development.
For educational purposes, not medical advice. Precision nutrition is an emerging field with still-limited evidence.
Information, not medical advice.