Nutrigenomics Says You Can Make A Diet For Your Genetics


	Nutrigenomics Says You Can Make A Diet For Your Genetics

Silkweaver

1-1-2009 8:33 PM

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medicine, diet, genetics

Silkweaver says:

At present, nutrigenomics is only a concept. Amounting evidence however hints towards the possibility that many medical conditions caused by genetic mutations, can be averted by targetted diet and nutrient supplementation.

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