基本説明
Explores the rapidly developing yet not fully understood, impact of nutigenomics on the relationship to food medicalization, genetic privacy, nutrition and health.
Full Description
Nutrigenomics is the rapidly developing field of science that studies nutrient-gene interaction. This field has broad implications for understanding the interaction of human genomics and nutrition, but can also have very specific implications for individual dietary recommendations in light of personal genetics. Predicted applications for nutrigenomics include genomics-based dietary guidelines and personalized nutrition based on individual genetic tests. These developments have sweeping ethical, legal and regulatory implications for individuals, corporations and governments.This book brings together experts in ethics, law, regulatory analysis, and communication studies to identify and address relevant issues in the emerging field of nutritional genomics. Contributing authors are experts in the social aspects of biotechnology innovation, with expertise in nutrigenomics. From addressing the concern that nutrigenomics will transform food into medicine and undermine pleasures associated with eating to the latest in the science of nutrigenomics, this book provides a world-wide perspective on the potential impact of nutrigenomics on our association with food.
Contents
Editor's IntroductionChapter 1-Nutrigenomics: Current Research TrendsChapter 2-Translating Nutrigenomics Research into Practice: The Example of Soy ProteinChapter 3-Application of Nutrigenomics: An Industry PerspectiveChapter 4-Regulation of Genetic Tests: An International ComparisonChapter 5-Risk-Based Regulation of Direct-to-Consumer Nutrigenetic TestsChapter 6-The Impact of Genomics on Innovation in Foods and Drugs: Can Canadian Law Step Up to the Challenge?Chapter 7-Placing healthy eating in the everyday context: towards an action approach of gene-based personalized nutrition adviceChapter 8-Health Care Provider Capacity in Nutrition and Genetics-A Canadian Case StudyChapter 9-Advancing Knowledge Translation in Nutritional Genomics by Addressing Knowledge, Skills and Confidence Gaps of Registered Dietitians Chapter 10-Understanding Hopes and Concerns about Nutrigenomics: Canadian public opinion research involving health care professionals and the publicChapter 11-Pitching products, pitching ethics: Selling nutrigenetic tests as lifestyle or medicineChapter 12-Framing Nutrigenomics for Individual and Public Health: Public Representations of an Emerging FieldChapter 13-The Personal and the Public in NutrigenomicsChapter 14-Food Styles and the Future of NutrigenomicsEditor's Conclusion
