Do we know enough? A scientific and ethical analysis of the basis for genetic-based personalized nutrition

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 373-381

  Görman, Ulf ^a,d   Mathers, John C ^b   Grimaldi, Keith A ^c   Ahlgren, Jennie ^a   Nordström, Karin ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROGENETICA LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Ethics; Evidence; Nutrigenetics; Paternalism; Personalized nutrition

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE ALPHA; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GSTM1 GENE; GSTT1 GENE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NUTRIGENOMICS; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONALIZED NUTRITION; REVIEW;

EID: 84879689001     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-013-0338-6     Document Type: Review

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