Move Over Paleo Diet, DNA-Based Weight Loss is Almost Here

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Move Over Paleo Diet, DNA-Based Weight Loss is Almost Here

December 26th, 2015

Awake Goy

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December 26, 2015

In the next 5 years, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin (UTA) hope to have a viable way to produce a genome-specific diet plan to help people lose weight and keep it off.

Funding for this study was provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Fad diets such as the paleo diet and programs such as Weight Watchers have promised results in the short-term (and delivered); however for long-term weight loss and control, understanding the process behind weight-gain has been elusive.

Affectionately called the “DNA diet”, the researchers hope that by 2020, “we’ll see people start to use a combination of genetic, behavioral and other sophisticated data to develop individualized weight-management plans.”

Research showed that certain genes are responsible for the complex processes that are necessary for weight-loss. With genome-targeted dieting, the process can be tailored to the individual by including data from nutritionists, health experts, psychologists and physiologists as well.

With a saliva sample, environmental factors such as stress levels can be assessed and taken into consideration when customizing a DNA diet according to the dieter’s specific personal needs.

Molly Bray, geneticist and professor of nutritional sciences at UTA explained : “Although a genetic basis for obesity and body composition has been well established, family and twin studies also provide evidence that a person’s genetic makeup plays a role in response to weight loss or gain.”

Bray continued: “I think within five years, we’ll see people start to use a combination of genetic, behavioral and other sophisticated data to develop individualized weight-management plans.”