Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Czech version

Authors: Š. Svačina
Authors‘ workplace: III. interní klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
Published in: Čas. Lék. čes. 2007; 146: 837-839
Category: Review Article

Overview

According to WHO reports diet factors influence occurrence of more than 2/3 of diseases. Most of these factors belong to the categories of nutrigenetics a nutrigenomics. Nutrigenetics concerns individual differences in the reaction to food based on the genetic factors. Nutrigenomics analyses direct influences of nutrients on gene expression. Both terms are explained in our review article. Importance of nutritional factors is explained on differences of epidemiology of the same disease in different countries and on the examples of interaction of nutrition and genes for hypertension, atherosclerosis and cancer. In the future both, nutrigenetics a nutrigenomics, will induce many changes in preventive and also in clinical medicine.

Key words:
Genoma, diet, nutrition, hypertension, atherosclerosis, cancer, receptors PPAR.

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Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain management Dental Hygienist

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Journal of Czech Physicians

2007 Issue 11

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