What if your doctor could create a perfect diet, one based on your DNA, in order to help you lose weight?
To some people it may sound like a
concept from the future. According to scientists, a diet customized for
each and every person might actually be something that can be of help in
the next five years. These genome-specific diets could be the answer
for people trying to shed pounds where previous diets have failed.
Researchers, in a new study, analyzed
genetic tests, research on weight fluctuations and genomic research to
try and find a relationship between the two, which one again confirms
the connection between obesity and genetics.
Moreover, in the study, multiple genes
related to obesity were identified. But the researchers said it
was unclear what the exact impact of each was on the human body. One
gene, for example, appears to automatically store energy as fat rather
than burning it through normal activity, but why?
The researchers said, although a genetic
basis for obesity and body composition has been well established and
also similar studies has provide evidence that a person’s genetic plays
an important role in response to weight loss or weight gain.
By 2020, these DNA diets will likely be
integrated into people weight management plans and as with more diets,
will only be effective when combined with an exercise routine, said Dr.
Molly Bray, geneticist and the study’s lead author.
Saliva sample provided by the patients
will be analyzed so that to create a customize diets by using a computer
algorithm. Moreover, together with a person DNA, their environment,
activity, diet and stress levels will all be taken into consideration to
create an ideal meal plan for the person.
When people are informed that their
genetics may be enhancing their risk of obesity, in some cases this may
motivates them to try harder to lose more weight.
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