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A sweeping review of research studies of aspartame has announced that there is no evidence that the non nutritive sweetener, aspartame, causes cancer, neurological damage or other health problems in humans.
Well I tend to disagree. One of my abiding memories when I took my genetics degree way back in the (ahem) mid 1980’s, is a class experiment on how carcinogenic […]
My vacation has thus far not included a spa visit, but if I ever do make it to one again in my lifetime, I might be tempted to find one that offers DNA testing. More in the New York Times:
It is possible to get many things at the Four Seasons Hotel in Westlake Village, […]
On March 1, Senators Gordon Smith and Edward Kennedy introduced to the Senate the Laboratory Test Improvement Act (S. 736) which will ask that direct-to-consumer DNA tests go through FDA assessment for accuracy and reliability. A public database is proposed that would contain information on FDA approval, laboratory certification, and whether the test has any […]
Nutrigenomics hasn’t been on my radar much lately until today when I discovered the Suracell Inc. Blog written by COO/CIO Derek Hornby. Suracell offers a 3-part program:
Science - DNA analysis
Repair - nutraceutical formulations
Core Nutrition - AM/PM nutrition formulas
Both the formulations and formulas are vitamin supplements. The formulations target specific organ systems such as heart & […]
According to Dr. Jim Kaput at Nutrigenomics: The New Science of Genes, Nutrition, and Health Symposium.
Improper diets are risk factors for diseases
Dietary chemicals alter gene expression and/or genome structure
Influence of diet on health depends upon an individual’s genetic makeup
Genes regulated by diet play a role in chronic diseases
“Individualized nutrition” - diets based upon genotype, nutritional […]
Following in the footsteps of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Dr. Paula Saukko at Exeter University will be conducting a study funded by the Wellcome Trust to see how nutrigenomic tests are marketed and come up with some recommendations as to how these tests should be regulated.
Dr Paula Saukko:
In the USA there are claims […]
Don’t you just love how celebrities can be worked into every conversation? :D
In this case, The DNA Diet: The Weight Plan That Works Best For Your Genes shares space with stories on the Confessions of a Man-Eater and Ultra-Pretty Dresses (One Will Fit You Perfectly) on the front cover of ELLE’s January issue. Does […]
How was your last dentist visit? I’m guessing that a visit to a beauty day spa would be much more enjoyable. And guess what? DNA tests may be available at both places.
The Essence MedSpa in Medway, Massachusettes is offering “wellness profiling” by DNA.
Dr. Cela Doppelt, owner and gynecologist:
This is probably going to be […]
Biljana Mihailovic has lost 18 pounds on the “DNA diet,” a diet developed for her after a nutritional genetic test. She learned that her “optimal foods” are spinach, broccoli, citrus fruits, and whole grains.
Wonder if anyone’s DNA test results determined their optimal foods to be fried chicken, cheesecake, and nachos? :D
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Toronto Star Life writer David Graham recently had one of the most thorough medical check-ups a person can undergo at Scienta Health. And, of course, it included genetic analysis performed by Genosense Diagnostics.
Genosense, says [Dr. Elaine] Chin, is one of the most comprehensive providers of preventive genetic analysis in the world. I will learn […]
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