Diet for your DNA: Novel nutrition plan sparks debate around data protection
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 03:31
in Health & Medicine
Personalized nutrition based on an individual's genotype - nutrigenomics - could have a major impact on reducing lifestyle-linked diseases such as obesity, heart disease and Type II diabetes, experts say. However, a study of more than 9,000 volunteers reveals that strict regulations need to be put in place before nutrigenomics becomes publicly acceptable due to people's fears around personal data protection.