Vallée Marcotte Bastien, Cormier Hubert, Garneau Véronique, Robitaille Julie, Desroches Sophie, Vohl Marie-Claude
Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Laval University, Quebec, Québec, Canada.
Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), Laval University, Quebec, Québec, Canada,
Lifestyle Genom. 2018;11(3-6):155-162. doi: 10.1159/000499626. Epub 2019 May 24.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study aimed to evaluate attitudes, perceptions, and concerns about nutrigenetic testing for personalized nutrition in the general population of the province of Quebec in Canada.
A total of 1,425 individuals from the province of Quebec completed a 37-question online survey on nutrigenetics and were included in analyses. The χ2 test was used to test for associations between categorical variables.
The majority of the participants (93.3%) considered dietitians the best professionals to give personalized dietary advice based on nutrigenetic testing. The main reported advantage for nutrigenetic testing was "health" (23.5%), followed by "disease prevention" (22.2%). Among the disadvantages, "no disadvantage" (24.4%), followed by "diet restriction" (12.9%) were mostly reported. The 2 major concerns raised were accessibility to genetic testing by telemarketing companies and spammers (51.8%), and solicitation by companies using personal genetic data to sell products (48.6%).
French Canadians generally have a positive attitude towards nutrigenetics and consider its use to have many benefits. They expressed concern about possible confidentiality issues associated with the management or property of genetic test results. Education about such issues is needed. Overall, our findings suggest that the population is interested in more extensive use of nutrigenetics in health management.
背景/目的：本研究旨在评估加拿大魁北克省普通人群对用于个性化营养的营养基因检测的态度、看法和担忧。
魁北克省共有1425人完成了一项关于营养遗传学的37个问题的在线调查，并纳入分析。采用χ2检验来检验分类变量之间的关联。
大多数参与者（93.3%）认为营养师是根据营养基因检测提供个性化饮食建议的最佳专业人员。报告的营养基因检测的主要优势是“健康”（23.5%），其次是“疾病预防”（22.2%）。在劣势方面，大多报告的是“无劣势”（24.4%），其次是“饮食限制”（12.9%）。提出的两大担忧是电话营销公司和垃圾邮件发送者获取基因检测的途径（51.8%），以及公司利用个人基因数据推销产品的招揽行为（48.6%）。
法裔加拿大人总体上对营养遗传学持积极态度，并认为其应用有诸多益处。他们对与基因检测结果的管理或所有权相关的潜在保密问题表示担忧。需要开展关于此类问题的教育。总体而言，我们的研究结果表明，该人群对在健康管理中更广泛地应用营养遗传学感兴趣。
