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It is not new to change your diet in order to improve your health. People with conditions such as diabetes, obesity, Crohns disease and celiac disease have done this for years. The field of personalized nutrition has seen a surge in popularity due to the advancements in biochemistry, nutrition and artificial intelligence.
The term personalized nutrition is often used interchangeably to refer to precision nutrition or individualized nutritional. It's a new branch of science that uses machine-learning and omics technologies (genomics and proteomics, as well as metabolomics) in order to predict how people will respond to food. Scientists, nutritionists, health care professionals, and nutritionists analyze the data and use it to identify diet and lifestyle changes that can be used to treat diseases, improve performance, and promote health.
It is being used by more businesses to sell nutritional supplements, apps that use machine-learning to analyze a meal based upon a photo, and stool samples. The results of these tests are used to create personalized dietary advice to combat bloat and brain fog.
Mike Stroka (CEO of the American Nutrition Association) says nutrition is the single most important lever in our health. The professional organization's mandate includes certifying nutritionists as well as educating the public on science-based nutrition to improve health care. Personalized nutrition will become even more important.
In 2019, according to ResearchandMarkets.Com, personalized nutrition was a $3.7 billion industry. It is projected to reach $16.6 billion by 2027. Consumer demand, falling costs of new technologies, greater information sharing and increasing evidence that no one-size-fits all diet is possible are some of the reasons for this growth.
The human genome sequencing, which began in 1990 and ended 13 years later, opened the door for scientists to better understand and more accurately connect diet and genetics.
In 1999, personalized nutrition was first mentioned in scientific literature. The focus was on computers being used to educate people about their nutritional needs. Scientists began to understand how genes influence how we eat and how our bodies react. This was in 2004. Consider coffee for example: Some people can metabolize caffeine and other nutrients in coffee in a productive and healthy manner. Others dont. Others don't.
Researchers have recently been looking at the links between the health and disease of the gut microbiome, as well as conditions such Alzheimers, Parkinsons and depression. The gut microbiome is the least-known organ in the body. It contains more than 1000 microbes and bacteria. It weighs in at nearly a pound and produces hormones. It also digests food, sends thousands of diet-derived chemicals through our bodies each day. The microbiome is fundamental to nutrition understanding and the foundation of personalized nutrition.
Researchers, nutritionists, health care professionals, and nutritionists use blood, urine, DNA, stool, and stool tests to determine the microbiome of the gut and the chemicals it produces (known as metabolites). These data are sometimes combined with data from interviews or surveys to provide the basis for nutritional advice.
