What you eat can change the expression of your genes. This is the subject of an innovative scientific discipline called nutrigenomics. Discover how nutrigenomics could revolutionise the way you eat to optimize your health.
Nutrigenomics is a scientific discipline that studies how nutrition influences gene expression.
More broadly, it analyzes the interactions between nutrients and the genome in order to understand their effects on health.
Since the 2000s, the scientific community has highlighted the fact that certain nutrients can modulate the expression of certain genes involved in metabolism, inflammation and longevity.
Could consuming a particular nutrient help, for example, to reduce weight gain or slow down the aging process?
Note: do not confuse nutrigenomics with nutrigenetics, a closely related discipline that studies how our genes influence our response to nutrients.
Nutrigenomics has enjoyed a boom in recent years.
Sarah Dognin, a doctor of pharmacy and nutritionist, is using this new knowledge to propose a personalised diet based on a 'body audit'.
In particular, she asserts that gene expression is not set in stone and that diet plays a key role in the activation of certain genes linked to pathologies: "There are genes which, if activated, favour certain pathologies, such as BRCA1 or 2 for breast cancer." (1)
Thibault Sutter, a doctor of physiology, states that "nutrigenomics offers considerable potential for increasing longevity." (2)
Several start-ups, such as GlicanAge and 24Genetics, are now offering epigenetic tests that can be carried out at home.
These analyzes should make it possible to assess the impact of diet on gene expression and adapt diet accordingly, paving the way for a personalised approach to nutrition based on nutrigenomics.
However, home epigenetic testing is not authorized everywhere, as regulations vary from country to country.
Some nutrients modulate gene expression through epigenetic mechanisms, which reversibly modify gene activity without changing the DNA sequence.
Examples include:
These epigenetic mechanisms influence gene expression by altering the accessibility of DNA to the transcriptional machinery and influencing the production of the corresponding proteins.
Here is a list of nutrients, also available in the form of food supplements, that could have a positive effect on gene expression:
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