Vallée Marcotte Bastien, Cormier Hubert, Garneau Véronique, Robitaille Julie, Desroches Sophie, Vohl Marie-Claude
Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Laval University, 2440 Hochelaga Blvd, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6 Canada.
Genes Nutr. 2019 Feb 19;14:5. doi: 10.1186/s12263-019-0629-7. eCollection 2019.
The purpose of this study was to draw a global portrait of the current knowledge and interest regarding nutrigenetics in a population of French Canadians from the province of Quebec (Canada).
A total of 2238 residents from the province of Quebec, Canada, were recruited via social networks and from the Laval University employee/student lists to participate in a 37-question online survey on nutrigenetics.
Most participants were not familiar with the term "nutrigenetics" (82.7%). Participants with good genetic literacy (26.8%) were less interested in nutrigenetic testing ( < 0.0001). The vast majority of participants (90.7%) reported to be willing to follow a personalised diet based on nutrigenetic testing, especially if they came to know themselves as carriers of a polymorphism increasing the risk of certain diseases. Participants had a higher interest in testing related to metabolic response to macronutrients (types of sugars, fats and proteins) than to micronutrients or other nutrients related to food intolerance.
The attitude of French Canadians about nutrigenetics is very consistent with the results from other surveys published in the literature. Although few individuals are familiar with nutrigenetics, the public's attitude towards nutrigenetics is globally favourable.
本研究旨在描绘加拿大魁北克省法裔加拿大人群体中关于营养遗传学的现有知识和兴趣的整体情况。
通过社交网络以及拉瓦尔大学的员工/学生名单，招募了加拿大魁北克省的2238名居民，参与一项关于营养遗传学的37个问题的在线调查。
大多数参与者不熟悉“营养遗传学”这个术语（82.7%）。具有良好遗传素养的参与者（26.8%）对营养基因检测的兴趣较低（<0.0001）。绝大多数参与者（90.7%）表示愿意根据营养基因检测结果遵循个性化饮食，特别是如果他们得知自己是某种增加特定疾病风险的多态性携带者。参与者对与宏量营养素（糖、脂肪和蛋白质类型）代谢反应相关的检测比对微量营养素或与食物不耐受相关的其他营养素的检测更感兴趣。
法裔加拿大人对营养遗传学的态度与文献中发表的其他调查结果非常一致。尽管很少有人熟悉营养遗传学，但公众对营养遗传学的态度总体上是积极的。
