Reviewing Obstacles: Will the Medical Profession Begin to Apply Nutrigenomics?
Reviewing Obstacles: Will the Medical Profession Begin to Apply Nutrigenomics?
Yvette K. Stoliker
Wayland Baptist University
RSWR 3345.VC03
10 October 2012
Abstract
Nutrigenomics is the relationship between the nutrients that the body ingests and the cells within the body. Each cell has a unique purpose to maintain the bodies’ health. The medical profession should understand deficiency diseases of the body and be able to apply nutrient therapy through the application of nutrigenomics. Several reasons are affecting the acceptance in the medical profession. History has proven this application, but there are long term effects that need to be analyzed. A lack of nutrition education in the medical profession is one reason that nutrigenomics is not applied. There is significant research that needs to be performed on cell interaction, beyond the already identified deficiency diseases. Ethical, legal and social issues need to be considered when advancing the nutrigenomics research and medical profession applications.
Table of Contents Introduction 4 Nutrigenomics and the Medical Profession 4 What is Nutrigenomics? 5 Nutrigenetics vs. Nutrigenomics 5 An Example to Relate the Concept of Nutrigenomics 5 History and Applications 6 Historical 6 Recent Application 7 Current Medical Application 7 Reasons for the Lack of Medical Profession Application 8 Personalized Medicine Goal 8 Medical Profession Need for Knowledge to Apply Nutrigenomics 8 Nutrigenetic Testing for the Application of Nutrigenomics 9 Ethical Challenges 11 Legalities 13 Societal Issues 13 Conclusion 15 References 16
Reviewing Obstacles: Will the Medical Profession Begin to Apply Nutrigenomics?
A common expression of health, food and how it pertains to the body is, “You are what you eat”. Is this something that should be lived by on a daily basis or is it
Yvette K. Stoliker
Wayland Baptist University
RSWR 3345.VC03
10 October 2012
Abstract
Nutrigenomics is the relationship between the nutrients that the body ingests and the cells within the body. Each cell has a unique purpose to maintain the bodies’ health. The medical profession should understand deficiency diseases of the body and be able to apply nutrient therapy through the application of nutrigenomics. Several reasons are affecting the acceptance in the medical profession. History has proven this application, but there are long term effects that need to be analyzed. A lack of nutrition education in the medical profession is one reason that nutrigenomics is not applied. There is significant research that needs to be performed on cell interaction, beyond the already identified deficiency diseases. Ethical, legal and social issues need to be considered when advancing the nutrigenomics research and medical profession applications.
Table of Contents Introduction 4 Nutrigenomics and the Medical Profession 4 What is Nutrigenomics? 5 Nutrigenetics vs. Nutrigenomics 5 An Example to Relate the Concept of Nutrigenomics 5 History and Applications 6 Historical 6 Recent Application 7 Current Medical Application 7 Reasons for the Lack of Medical Profession Application 8 Personalized Medicine Goal 8 Medical Profession Need for Knowledge to Apply Nutrigenomics 8 Nutrigenetic Testing for the Application of Nutrigenomics 9 Ethical Challenges 11 Legalities 13 Societal Issues 13 Conclusion 15 References 16
Reviewing Obstacles: Will the Medical Profession Begin to Apply Nutrigenomics?
A common expression of health, food and how it pertains to the body is, “You are what you eat”. Is this something that should be lived by on a daily basis or is it
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