Getting Personal About Nutrition

Trends Mol Med. 2016 Feb;22(2):83-85. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2015.12.010. Epub 2016 Jan 14.

Abstract

Nutritional guidelines for maintaining healthy blood glucose levels are commonly portrayed as universally applicable. However, a new study now demonstrates that the impact of each food on blood glucose varies dramatically across individuals and largely depends on personal characteristics and gut microbiome properties, laying the foundation for the broad implementation of personalized nutrition.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Blood Glucose / analysis*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood*
  • Humans
  • Postprandial Period*

Substances

  • Blood Glucose