This book explores what is needed to bring nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics, and their associated technologies to market in a truly impactful way. Exploring nutrigenomic (effects of diet on gene expression) and nutrigenetic (matching diet to genotype) approaches, it covers a wide range of issues, from scientific to ethical, consumer-driven, and public health aspects. Topics include food-gene interactions, the modulation of disease risk, regulatory challenges, genetic testing for consumers, data mining, and the role of science and health professionals in the commercialization of nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics.

Examples of Some Key Gene-Diet Interactions: Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Importance for Functional Foods and Personalized Nutrition. Variations in Solute Transporter Genes Affecting Micronutrient Solute Transport and Human Health. Genetic Variants in the Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Metabolic Pathway: Their Role in the Determination of Nutritional Requirements and Chronic Disease Risk. Nutrigenomic Approaches to Unraveling the Physiological Effects of Complex Foods. Modifying Disease Risk through Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Modulating the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease through Nutrigenetics. Modulating the Risk of Obesity and Diabetes through Nutrigenetics. Nutrigenetics and Crohn's Disease. Microbiome and Host Interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Relevance for Personalized Nutrition. Importance of Cell-Specific Gene Expression Patterns for Understanding Nutrient and Gene Interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Technologies in Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics: Data Mining and Network Analysis: Potential Importance in Nutrigenomics Research. Metabolomics: An Important Tool for Assessing State of Health and Risk of Disease in Nutrigenomics Research. Epigenetics-What Role Could This Play in Functional Foods and Personalised Nutrition? Foodomics to Study Efficacy of Human Dietary Interventions: Proof of Principle Study. Considerations in Estimating Genotype in Nutrigenetic Studies. Bringing Nutrigenomics to Industry, Health Professionals, and the Public: Bringing Nutrigenomics to the Food Industry: Industry-Academia Partnerships as an Important Challenge. Commercialization and Potential of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics. Bringing Nutrigenomics to the Public: Is Direct-to-Consumer Testing the Future of Nutritional Genomics?. Nutritional Genomics in Practice: Interaction with Health Professionals in Bringing Nutritional Genomics to the Public. Harvesting Normative Potential for Nutrigenomic Research. Public Health Context for Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition. Nutrigenomics and Public Health. Index.