Nutrition tailored to the individual? Not just yet - Realigning nutrigenomic science with contemporary society

Journal of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Volumn 2, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 184-188

  De Vrieze, Jop ^a   Bouwman, Laura ^b   Komduur, Rixt ^b,c   Pin, Renske ^d   Ronteltap, Amber ^b   Vandeberg, Rens ^c,e   Van Dam, Frans ^a   Penders, Bart ^a,f  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e Technology Foundation   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinarity; Nutrigenomics; Personalized diet

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRIGENOMICS; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PERSONALIZED NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; NUTRIGENOMICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 76049096825     PISSN: 16616499     EISSN: 16616758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000253870     Document Type: Short Survey

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