nutrigenetics

/ ˌnjuːtrɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of science concerned with the effect of heredity on diet and nutrition

Example Sentences

Nutrigenetics is an emerging – and as yet largely unproven – science that studies the interaction between genes and nutrition, with the hope of preventing disease.

From The Guardian

Many scientists believe we simply don’t know enough about nutrigenetics for companies such as DNAFit to deliver on its promises.

From The Guardian

He is flanked by a member of his sports management team and a publicist representing DNAFit, a nutrigenetics company that has created a simple saliva swab test it claims will transform lives.

From The Guardian

Nutrigenetics considers what we eat, the components in our foods and their interactions with genetic processes.

From Washington Post

An invitation-only event that jointly addressed issues of nutrition and immunity in the developing world. 4th Congress of the International Society of Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics Reviewing developments in the related fields of nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics and nutriepigenomics, in disease prevention.

From Nature