DIETARY GENETICS
February 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLA EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project is investigating 13,000 personal DNA records to discover links between genetics, food components and obesity. A key aim is examining the role carbohydrates and high-protein foods could play in making consumers feel full and so less likely to continue eating. The DiOGenes (diet, obesity, genes) project starts with the assumption that given natural genetic make-up of humans - designed to cope with food scarcity - and the current abundance of supplies, "it is essentially infeasible for humans to effectively ...
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