Nutrition and Dietetics

Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics

Nutrigenetics is the relation held between nutrition and genetics of an individual. Based on genetics, benefit from certain vitamins or minerals more or less such as folic acid or iron respectively. Nutrition and the research involving genetics help to explain gene expression which is called as nutrigenomics. Nutrigenomics is the study of the effects of food and food constituents on gene expression, and how genetic variations affect the nutritional environment.