DNA and Nutrition

nutrition
dna
genetics

(PJ) #1

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So, I know that genetics is… the base of everything.

I know that “biochemical individuality” impacts just about everything.

I know that some of the more obvious things are people with methylation problems, for example.

But ASIDE FROM THAT… is there really anything known right now, in terms of DNA, that would legitimately vary nutritional supplements?

Or is this whole company/video/concept just a gimmick?

PJ


(Full Metal KETO AF) #2

So I was thinking it’s a designed eating food list and program but I should have guessed…

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It’s a supplement…:angry: supposedly to imitate our ancestral diet? Caveman Superfood in a jar? :joy::joy::rofl::rofl::grin::cowboy_hat_face:


(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #3

The saying is that “Genetics loads the gun, but diet pulls the trigger.” I believe that one of the reasons we are in the fix in which we find ourselves as a society is that we are eating a diet that is inappropriate for our species. The health problems pervading our society were masked until the onslaught of manufactured foods began, becase until then we were eating the diet we evolved to eat. The new dietary additions----refined sugar, refined flour, vegetable oils, processed foods—brought to light genetic variations that were irrelevent as long as we ate a proper diet. And these problems can often be resolved when we return to eating a proper diet.

I tend to feel that a proper diet consists of real whole foods, and supplements should not, for the vast majority of people, be necessary. I would look very carefully into a product such as this one, before putting it into my body.


#4

Most of the stuff I run across that bases nutrition on science uses blood and urine tests to determine nutritional staus. Yeah, it helps to know if you have obvious DNA potential for certain problems,. For example, I have some unfavorable MTHFR, hemochromatosis and celiac genes which might have been useful for me to know about 30 years ago. (Actually my family history told me about Celiac).

The people working on finding individualized nutrition that seem to know what they’re talking about most of the time are Chris Masterjohn and Nourish Balance Thrive.


(Full Metal KETO AF) #5

Every time I see this my mind goes to the wrong place! I can’t ever remember the real acronym. :cowboy_hat_face:


#6

I think the scientists who came up with this had a sense of humor…trust me the mutation fits the thing that comes to mind for most of us who are effected :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:


(Todd Allen) #7

I caught a sale on 23andme for $49 and think it was well worth it. I got the basic ancestry package and downloaded my genetic data and uploaded it to other sites such as codegen.eu for analysis. Learned I convert vitamin A precursors such as carotene with about 11% of the typical efficiency and I’ve adopted the habit of eating about an ounce of liver daily. I also have a SNP associated with modest B12 deficiency. And I have a SNP associated with vitamin E supplements causing liver damage.

The field is rapidly evolving. I just saw one can get whole genome sequencing now for $599 which has the potential to yield vastly more info than what the 23andme test gives. The prices should continue to fall and our knowledge of the implications of genetic variations is rapidly expanding. As this gets cheaper and better it will be increasingly used and I think the day is coming soon where it will be seen as foolish to take supplements without first getting genetic testing. Perhaps even more valuable than the info on vitamins and minerals one can learn a lot about likely medication side effects.

All that said the Uforia stuff looks very sketchy to me.


(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #8

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(FRANK) #9

Yah, I have trouble with that too, but mine is BIG MTHFR