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EDITOR’S LETTER<br />
The DNA<br />
Diet<br />
I recently had my DNA analyzed by a<br />
company called GenoPalate.* By studying<br />
a person’s genes, they can tell which<br />
foods, and particularly which specific<br />
nutrients, you need more or less of.<br />
“You probably know your genes are<br />
those little things that control your eye<br />
color or height,” says GenoPalate founder<br />
Sherry Zhang, PhD. “But your genes<br />
hold so much more power than that ... a<br />
power that determines how even things<br />
you eat affect you differently than they<br />
might a friend or family member.”<br />
I think most of us can relate. For me,<br />
it’s milk. I envy people who can enjoy<br />
a creamy latte made with milk. My<br />
stomach would be in knots if I drank<br />
one. (Thank goodness for almond milk<br />
lattes!) Turns out, my genetic makeup<br />
puts me at high risk for lactose sensitivity.<br />
I was not surprised to read this. But<br />
I was shocked by a few other genetic<br />
variations in my report—e.g., I’m not<br />
likely to be sensitive to gluten (I thought<br />
the opposite would be true), but I am to<br />
omega-6 fats (found in plant and seed<br />
oils). Who knew?<br />
The most fascinating aspect to<br />
GenoPalate is their analysis on nutrients.<br />
I learned I have a genetic variant<br />
in the MTHFR gene, responsible for<br />
folate absorption. According to Geno-<br />
Palate, 33 percent of the population<br />
shares this mutation. This makes folate<br />
supplements with 5-MTHF (the metabolically<br />
active form) important for me.<br />
I share all of this to illustrate just<br />
how much nutrition shapes our health<br />
at a cellular level—we literally can eat<br />
for our genes. Read more about this<br />
topic in “Eating for Your Genes” on p. 18.<br />
*GenoPalate has not paid me to<br />
write about them. For more information,<br />
visit genopalate.com.<br />
nbrechka@aimmedia.com<br />
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