Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel.
Nutrients. 2020 Jan 27;12(2):335. doi: 10.3390/nu12020335.
Nutrigenetics indicates that individual genetic variability results in altered health outcomes necessitating personalized nutrition adaptation. Registered dietitians are recognized as the clinical nutrition experts, but their knowledge and attitudes regarding nutrigenetics has not been delineated.
This cross sectional online survey was conducted in a convenience sample of 169 national nutrition conference attendees. The survey queried demographics, knowledge, and attitudes towards nutrigenetics and information on training in nutrigenetics.
The majority of participants were registered dietitians and female, 45% of whom held advanced degrees. Personalized nutrition was perceived by 93.5% of participants as highly important or important; however, 94% of respondents indicated they are not sufficiently knowledgeable in personalized nutrition and only 9.5% had received training in nutrigenetics. The mean nutrigenetics knowledge score was 6.89 ± 1.67 (out of a possible 12). A multivariate regression model of knowledge score identified education as the only independent predictor of this outcome.
Personalized nutrition is a rapidly developing field that incorporates genetic data into clinical practice. Dietitians recognize the importance of advanced studies to acquire knowledge in nutrigenetics. Only by acquiring the necessary knowledge can dietitians accurately translate this nutrigenetics into clinical practice.
营养遗传学表明,个体遗传变异会导致健康结果的改变,因此需要进行个性化的营养适应。注册营养师被认为是临床营养专家,但他们对营养遗传学的知识和态度尚未明确。
本横断面在线调查采用便利样本,对 169 名参加全国营养会议的人员进行调查。该调查询问了有关营养遗传学的人口统计学、知识和态度,以及营养遗传学培训的信息。
大多数参与者为注册营养师,且为女性,其中 45%的人拥有高级学位。93.5%的参与者认为个性化营养非常重要或重要;然而,94%的受访者表示他们在个性化营养方面的知识不够丰富,只有 9.5%的人接受过营养遗传学培训。营养遗传学知识得分的平均值为 6.89±1.67(满分 12 分)。知识得分的多变量回归模型确定,教育是该结果的唯一独立预测因素。
个性化营养是一个快速发展的领域,它将遗传数据纳入临床实践。营养师认识到需要通过高级研究来获取营养遗传学方面的知识。只有掌握了必要的知识,营养师才能将营养遗传学准确地转化为临床实践。