Getting Personal About Nutrition

Nutritional guidelines for maintaining healthy blood glucose levels are commonly portrayed as universally applicable. However, a new study now demonstrates that the impact of each food on blood glucose varies dramatically across individuals and largely depends on personal characteristics and gut mic...

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Published in:Trends in molecular medicine 2016-02, Vol.22 (2), p.83-85
Main Authors: Noecker, Cecilia, Borenstein, Elhanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Blood Glucose - analysis
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood
Humans
Pathology
Postprandial Period
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Summary:Nutritional guidelines for maintaining healthy blood glucose levels are commonly portrayed as universally applicable. However, a new study now demonstrates that the impact of each food on blood glucose varies dramatically across individuals and largely depends on personal characteristics and gut microbiome properties, laying the foundation for the broad implementation of personalized nutrition.
ISSN:1471-4914
1471-499X
DOI:10.1016/j.molmed.2015.12.010