“One MyPlate Does Not Fit All – Novel Dietary Approaches”*
I was honored to be asked to present at this clinical update for fellow RDs in the Westchester and Rockland counties, about Nutrigenomics and the powerful influence of food/nutrition on genes and their expression.
It was very exciting to illustrate how to use the genetic profile to provide clues for potential disease, and to help understand root causes of a patient’s disease and symptoms.
We discussed that while genetics provides valuable information, your genes are not your destiny.
It’s all about how genes are expressed by your environment, or epigenetics, that is important!
And since nutrition — the foods you eat and the supplements your take — is a constant environmental factor, it plays a key role in gene expression (epigenetics).
Nutrigenomics provides an exciting new tool for RDs to personalize nutrition care by matching diet and lifestyle with a client’s genotype and biochemical individuality to optimize health.
Check out my Nutrigenomics nutrition counseling offering.
*“One MyPlate Does Not Fit All – Novel Dietary Approaches,” presented by Janet Zarowitz, MS, RD, CDN at Westchester/Rockland Dietetic Association Clinical Update, December 3, 2015
