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Nutrient-gene interactions in benefit-risk analysis.
The British journal of nutrition - 1 Jun 2006
Hesketh John, Wybranska Iwona, Dommels Yvonne, King Maria, Elliott Ruan, Pico Catalina, Keijer Jaap
Abstract excerpt
Individuals respond differently to nutrients and foods. This is reflected in different levels of benefits and risks at the same intake of a nutrient and, consequently, different 'windows of benefit' in terms of nutrient intake. This has led recently to the concept of 'personalised nutrition'. Genetic factors such as single nucleotide polymorphisms may be one source of this inter-individual variation in...
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