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ASK BONNIE for November 2000

Question:

I have been hearing about the correlation between genetics and nutrition. Is there any validity to this claim?

Answer:

Not only is there validity to this claim, but it is the wave of the future and what I have built my practice on over the last five years. According to Artemis Simopolous, MD, Director for the Center for Genetics and Nutrition in Washington D.C., and the foremost authority in the field, "the interaction of genetics and environment, nature and nurture, is the foundation for all health and disease. This concept, based on molecular biology and genetics, was originally defined by Hippocrates in 480 B.C. Whereas major changes have taken place in our diet over the past 10,000 years, our genes have not changed, perhaps .005% in 40,000 years, the time at which our genetic profiles were established."

This is why the Food Pyramid is on the verge of collapse. Americans have become sicker and heavier than at any other time in recorded history. It is based on an incompatible list of "Best" food choices and does not take into account individualized genetic differences.

With the recent cracking of the human genome, the face of healthcare will soon change forever. Within the next 10 years, health professionals will be able to predict and modify in advance virtually all major diseases based on one’s genetic predisposition. Currently, in my practice, I link genetics, diet, and lifestyle, among other factors. In essence, the future of healthcare is already here. My evaluations are ascertained by four main principles:

-An individual’s intake of real versus fake food.

-An individual’s balance of fats from a genetic perspective. The intake of low saturated fat and no hydrogenated fat versus high intake of essential fatty acids.

-An individual’s protein, carbohydrate, and fat balance from a genetic variation and disease prevention standpoint, not by the USDA Food Pyramid Standards

-An individual’s age of DNA, which correlates directly with the user’s blood type.

Combine these factors with recent bloodwork and family history, and you have complete genetically based individualized nutritional analysis.

Prevention is the lock box for healthcare in the new millennium. Understanding genetics and its relationship to diet and lifestyle in are the keys to that lock box.

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