Bhardwaj Minakshi
Cardiff University, ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (CESAGen) 6, Museum Place, Cardiff CF10 3BG, UK.
Per Med. 2007 Nov;4(4):423-430. doi: 10.2217/17410541.4.4.423.
Nutrigenomics is speculated to be the next big dimension of genomic sciences geared toward improving public and personal health through nutritional and dietary interventions. This article traces how public health nutrition has been used as an agenda both in agriculture genomics and now in biomedicine. The centrality and importance of food in health and well-being is well recognized and, with the developments in genomics, it has also been used as a tool for public health-related policies and commercialization. This perspective discusses nutrigenomics from four public health perspectives; novel foods and the public health agenda; the epidemic of lifestyle-related diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases; commercialization; and conceptual issues. Several ethical and governance issues in applying nutrigenomics to public health and the implications for public policy will also be considered.
营养基因组学被推测为基因组科学的下一个重要领域，旨在通过营养和饮食干预改善公众和个人健康。本文追溯了公共卫生营养如何在农业基因组学以及现在的生物医学中被用作一项议程。食物在健康和幸福中的核心地位和重要性已得到充分认可，随着基因组学的发展，它也被用作与公共卫生相关政策和商业化的工具。这一观点从四个公共卫生视角讨论营养基因组学；新型食品与公共卫生议程；与生活方式相关疾病的流行，如肥胖、糖尿病和心血管疾病；商业化；以及概念问题。还将考虑将营养基因组学应用于公共卫生时的一些伦理和治理问题以及对公共政策的影响。
