Interesting Diet Factoid
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From Quora:
Can your DNA tell you which diet is best for you? I heard that some DNA tests can show if you'll do better with high/low carbs or if you’re sensitive to lactose, and explain why some do great on low carb but others have no energy and gain weight.
Basically, yes. Your body is better suited for some foods than others depending on your DNA. This company found that 45% of people’s genes benefit from a high carb diet, 47% from moderate and only 8% on low. (
How about that, sports fans?)Your DNA can also tell you things like if you are sensitive to lactose, gluten, and caffeine, your optimal protein intake, and which foods are healthiest for you. GenoPalate has a great at-home test for this. It’s around $149 for the report and even cheaper if you’ve already done DNA analysis with an ancestry company.
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From Quora:
Can your DNA tell you which diet is best for you? I heard that some DNA tests can show if you'll do better with high/low carbs or if you’re sensitive to lactose, and explain why some do great on low carb but others have no energy and gain weight.
Basically, yes. Your body is better suited for some foods than others depending on your DNA. This company found that 45% of people’s genes benefit from a high carb diet, 47% from moderate and only 8% on low. (
How about that, sports fans?)Your DNA can also tell you things like if you are sensitive to lactose, gluten, and caffeine, your optimal protein intake, and which foods are healthiest for you. GenoPalate has a great at-home test for this. It’s around $149 for the report and even cheaper if you’ve already done DNA analysis with an ancestry company.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/matching-dna-to-a-diet-does-not-work/
Matching DNA to a Diet Does Not Work
The results come from a rigorous, $8 million study
DNA testing won’t guide dieters to the weight-loss regimen most likely to work for them, scientists reported on Tuesday. Despite some earlier studies claiming that genetic variants predict whether someone has a better chance of shedding pounds on a low-carbohydrate or a low-fat diet, and despite a growing industry premised on that notion, the most rigorous study so far found no difference in weight loss between overweight people on diets that “matched” their genotype and those on diets that didn’t.
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But on the other hand
The Noom Weight Loss DNA Tests are 16-gene profiles that give you unprecedented insights into how your genetics may influence your weight, ability to lose weight, metabolism, sweet tooth, and cravings. With this data, you can gain a better understanding of your body’s biological makeup.
https://web.noom.com/support/faqs/question-topics/add-ons/2019/12/dna-kit-faq/
