Lately many scientists around the world are working on a precision formula tailored to each individual. Can DNA tests and analyses of the microbiome determine the ideal diet for each person’s health?
Many people know that elevated blood sugar levels for longer period of time, more than the next hors after eating food, can lead to obesity and it can trigger type 2 diabetes mellitus. "Far less well known is that, for each person, different foods drive up blood sugar levels," says for Deutsche Welle (DW) the Professor Christian Sina, director of the Institute of Nutritional Medicine at the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein. "It makes no sense to divide foods into 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' across the board. Rather, people should be divided into different categories, in order to find out what each individual personally tolerates best."
This research has its foundation in Israel. At the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, the Professor Eran Elinav developed an algorithm that uses stool sample analyses to create individualized dietary recommendations. The algorithm is now part of a nutrition app used by more than 70.000 people.
DNA analyses to create personalized diet plans have been available in Germany for several years, but consumer advocates and scientists have criticized the approach, saying it lacks evidence even if DNA is a part elementary for the life as we know it and it's an important part of being fat (along with the life style - being sedentary, when and what you are eating and so on, the list is long).
