nutrigenomics

…the field is known as nutrigenomics (or nutritional genomics). Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics can be used to guide decisions regarding the incorporation of nutraceuticals into personalized diets. This is valuable especially in helping to overcome specific nutrient deficits associated with genetic anomalies.

Examples include nutrigenomics, which studies the effects of foods on gene expression, and the study of the human microbiome, which involves the analysis of interactions between commensal flora and the human organism. The latter revealed that, in certain genetic backgrounds, alteration of the intestinal flora can affect…