Personalised Nutrition: Principles and Applications

This book will be published in August 2007. Written by Frans Kok and Laura Bouwman (Wageningen University) and Frank Desiere (Nestle Research Center, Lausanne)it explores the practical aspects of the personalised diet- and health relationship.

Key features

• Considers the practical validity of the personal diet- and health relationship
• Addresses the molecular, physiological, epidemiological, and public health aspects of personalized nutrition
• Uses examples of major chronic diet-related diseases
• Discusses the behavioral, ethical, and consumer perspectives that will influence the introduction of personalized nutrition
• Links personalized nutrition with existing models for behavior change
• Combines multiple scientific disciplines in one reference guide

About the Book

Recent "omics"-related observations in diet and health research indicate that the differences between people are often much larger than the differences effected by the dietary treatment. Personalized Nutrition, Principles and Applications defines personalized nutrition from both a biomedical and social science perspective. It presents an overview of nutrigenomics technologies and their application to discover the molecular mechanisms involved in major diet-related chronic disorders. Comparing the practices and opinions of five interest groups, it reviews the marketing potential, consumer attitudes, and the ethical issues related to personalized advice. The authors also consider ongoing innovations in food technology, nutrigenomics, and food delivery systems and raise humanitarian issues for developing countries.

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