Is the Key to Weight Loss in Your Genes?
Posted by: smilie on 05/10/2005 - 06:14 PM
Could something called the DNA diet help you in your quest to lose weight?
Nutritionist Carolyn Katzin created the personalized eating plan based on your genetics.
"You may look at somebody who 's very skinny and they eat an enormous amount of food," she says. "You look at someone else, and they have this big fat round body ... and they eat a tiny amount of food ... so this diet is really helping them understand what is happening to them."
To start on the DNA diet, you swab the inside of your mouth to collect DNA and send it off to a lab for analysis. The test costs $600, and looks for certain differences or variations on 19 genes -- differences that may play a role in heart disease, bone health, inflammation, or even how well your body cleanses itself of toxins. When the report comes back, you undergo a comprehensive exam and then get an eating plan tailored to your molecular needs.
To start on the DNA diet, you swab the inside of your mouth to collect DNA and send it off to a lab for analysis. The test costs $600, and looks for certain differences or variations on 19 genes -- differences that may play a role in heart disease, bone health, inflammation, or even how well your body cleanses itself of toxins. When the report comes back, you undergo a comprehensive exam and then get an eating plan tailored to your molecular needs.