The U.S. News & World Report published in their December 2009 Magazine information about DNA and its effect on weight management.
The more science learns about the marvelous diversity among human beings – fueled by genetic, environmental, and other factors – the clearer it becomes that a one-size-fits-all approach to dieting is bound to fail.
“We don’t have a good idea of how these individual gene variations interact, but we can integrate this information with what we know about health and family history to identify the best path to take in a very educated way,” says Colleen Fogarty Draper, a registered dietitian, nutritional genomics consultant, and founder of Nugenso Nutrition, a private nutrition consultation practice in the Boston area. She uses Inherent Health’s weight management test, based on DNA taken from a cheek swab, to identify five key variations in genes regulating fat absorption, fat-cell formation, and other factors… She adds that there’s a psychological effect, too. “Once they see it on paper and see a test result, they’re more likely to comply,” she says. “It offers a little more inspiration.”
“We can’t define the perfect personalized diet,” says Ken Kornman, a dentist with a doctorate in microbiology and immunology who is founder and chief science officer of the Inherent Health brand’s parent company, Interleukin Genetics. “What we feel confident that we can do is to substantially improve upon the current random results that someone gets when they go on a diet.”
Recently, KDKA CBS News from the Pittsburgh, PA region ran a story about the Inherent Health Weight Management Genetic Test. They put it into practice with a few local residents. See the video below.
The more science learns about the marvelous diversity among human beings – fueled by genetic, environmental, and other factors – the clearer it becomes that a one-size-fits-all approach to dieting is bound to fail.