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Vitamins for fighting genetic flaws.... |
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Good News In Our DNA: Defects You Can Fix With Vitamins And MineralsScienceDaily (Jun. 3, 2008)As the cost of sequencing a single human genome drops rapidly, with one company predicting a price of $100 per person in five years, soon the only reason not to look at your "personal genome" will be fear of what bad news lies in your genes. University of California, Berkeley, scientists, however, have found a welcome reason to delve into your genetic heritage: to find the slight genetic flaws that can be fixed with remedies as simple as vitamin or mineral supplements. |
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FDA recognizes the importance of PERSONALIZED NUTRITION |
The FDA not only now recognizes the importance of PERSONALIZED NUTRITION and MEDICINE, it has created the Division of Personalized Nutrition and Medicine.Quoting from Dr. Jim Kaput's newsletter,
"In October 2006, the FDA/National Center for Toxicological Research in Jefferson, Arkansas, created the Division of Personalized Nutrition and Medicine. This was in my view, a quite remarkable event ˆ the U.S. government not only acknowledging the importance of personalization but including nutrition with medicine. In the summer of this year, I was offered and accepted the position of Director of that new division. The NCTR and FDA announcement written by the NCTR Director (Bill Slikker) is included below. In addition to the information about the new position at NCTR, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (a cabinet level position) published a report in September of this year entitled Personalized Health Care: Opportunities, Pathways, Resources (for free download, see http://www.hhs.gov/myhealthcare/news/phc-report.pdf). That report describes the importance and proposed paths to develop personalized health care, and includes discussions about genes and environment (including diet). In addition, the report describes the granting opportunities and resources for research in this area. Although the NIH and other agencies have been slowly increasing funding for nutrient (and environment) ˆ gene interactions, the creation of a research division for personalized nutrition and medicine and the public discussion of personalizing health care demonstrate the recognition of the importance of this type of research."
Dr. Jim Kaput has been a leader in Nutrigenomics at UC Davis and headed the recent conference on Nutrigenomics. Dr. Kaput is very supportive of the interaction of nutrients and genes to say the least. |
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Genetics may define diets of the future |
Scientists look at how personalized nutrition could change how and what we eatBy Carrie Peyton Dahlberg - Bee Staff Writer
This story is taken from Sacbee / News. Published 12:00 am PDT Monday, October 15, 2007Deep in each person's genetic code may lie the answers to which medicines can help them, which environmental toxins can kill them, and even which foods they should eat to live well. The tantalizing prospect of personally tailored diets, dictated by our genetic makeup, drew hundreds of scientists and dietitians from around the world to UC Davis over the weekend for a conference on nutritional genomics. The fast-growing field "will be huge," said Jim Kaput, who next month will take over as head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's division of personalized nutrition and medicine. "We are definitely not ready for it." |
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