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DIETY

A DIET FROM UNDER

THE MICROSCOPE

In dietetics as in fashion there is no lack of new products and trends change
every season. Now it’s time for a diet straight from the laboratory! Research and
analysis of DNA allows you to choose the type of nutrition that best suits your
individual combination of genes. Sounds like science fiction? Perhaps, but the
most important is, it works!

TEXT: OLGA MISIA

Today laboratory tests are the basis the HOW TO OBTAIN THIS DIET
diagnosis of our general health. Scien- To acquire diet guidelines based on DNA
tists and lab advanced equipment can say testing and analysis, first of all you need
a lot from small tissues samples of our to invest some money. Depending on the
(blood, swab from inside the mouth sa- variant, these services can cost from two to
liva). DNA research which is still some- three thousand zlotys. It is very easy to do- IT DOES NOT MATTER
thing new is gaining in importance. And wnload material for testing. Following the in- HOW MUCH YOU PAY,
no wonder. It creates possibilities for the structions you take a smear (usually from the
treatment and prevention of diseases! inside of the mouth), fill out a questionnaire THE MOST IMPORTANT
And for those who want to ... lose weight and send everything to the address given in IS WHERE YOU GO
also. the instructions. Specialists will then extract
a great deal of information from the sample The institution carrying out the
WHAT HAS DNA TO DO WITH you sent in. Subject to the chosen variant, tests should have the status
the study will analyse a certain number of
LOSING WEIGHT? of a medical entity.
genes that are important for your nutrition.
Many factors effects how we look. The The more genes that are analysed, the better
environment that surrounds us, our finan- the feedback will be. It can be assumed that It is worth asking not only about the price
cial situation, education, relationships with the optimum is about several dozen genes. of the tests, but also what we get for that
people, nature, but our genetic makeup is The results obtained in no way resemble price. Gene testing itself - raw data - can
also very important. Our life history, eye traditional test results. It looks like a book, take up three or four pages, but this
colour, blood group and much more infor- published in one copy, whose main cha- information will not tell anyone much.
mation is stored in our genes. This genetic racter is you. Together with the analysis of The most important is the analysis and
expression determines how the body reacts more than 50 genes important for nutrition, interpretation of these results and ob-
to selected nutrients and how it metaboli- we have an estimate of 1000 food products. taining specific, substantive advice from
zes them. It is no secret that poor nutrition In this way you will find out which are be- geneticists who will analyse your results.
can affect the onset of many diseases. In neficial in terms of your genetic profile. You Find out also how many food products
the same way, good nutrition, tailored to will also get information about the risk of will be analysed and whether the report
the needs of the body, can work wonders. overweight from certain foods. With this in- will contain information on the need for
With the results of a DNA test and their formation you can make your own decisions macro and microelements and vitamins.
appropriate interpretation and analysis, or ask a dietitian to prepare a personalised
this adjustment can be carried out almost diet. The test result will also determine
perfectly. what sport and how intensive is best for THE NEW QUEEN OF DIETS
You learn not only which food products you. Can you lose weight faster by riding a
are harmful for you, but also what your bike or exercising at the gym? Don’t know. DNA testing allows us to discover the we-
microelement needs are, or how efficient Just follow the advice, and lose weight! aknesses and strengths of our own body.
your detoxification mechanisms are. Such So where’s the catch? There is a lack of Whether we use this knowledge, and how we
a diet plan eliminates genetic weaknesses, scientific results from the study of people use it, depends entirely on us. It is no secret,
i.e. changes the way genes work - turns who used this type of dietary information, so however, that a diet adapted to the genoty-
good on and bad ones off. This informa- it is difficult to say with 100% certainty that pe seems to be the most personalized diet
tion helps to protect the body and at the it works. There are many examples that show possible. Therefore, even though the Dukan
same time reduces weight. It is enough to that changing your nutrition style, matched diet, gluten-free and hyper protein, is still
eliminate foods that work badly for us and to the genotype, bring results which are spec- breaking popularity records, there is a good
to consume more of those that the body tacular. And it’s just a moment of surfing on chance that the DNA-based diet will soon
metabolizes well. the internet to start the test. dethrone it.
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