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Nutrition and Genomics: Issues of Ethics, Law, Regulation and Communication
Author(s): David Castle (Editor), Nola Ries
- Publisher: Academic Press
- Publication Date: 4 Mar. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 312 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780123741257
- ISBN-13: 9780123741257
Book Description
- Explores the rapidly developing, yet not fully understood, impact of nutrigenomics on the relationship to food medicalization, genetic privacy, nutrition and health
- Provides ground for further exploration to identify issues and provide analysis to aid in policy and regulation development
- Provides ethical and legal insights into this unfolding science, as well as serving as a model for thinking about issues arising in other fields of science and technology
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From the Back Cover
Nutrigenomics is the rapidly developing field of science that studies nutrient-gene interactions. Predicted applications for nutrigenomics include genomics-based dietary guidelines, personalized nutrition informed by individual genetic tests, and development of functional food and nutrition products based on enhanced knowledge of food bioactives. This field has broad ethical, legal and social implications for individuals, industry, health professionals, and governments.
Nutrition and Genomicsexplores the full innovation lifecycle in nutrigenomics and provides commentary and insight on:
- the current state of nutritional genomics science
- translation of nutrigenomics research into practice
- industry perspectives
- regulation of direct-to-consumer services and products
- health professional capacity in nutrition and genetics
- public health applications
- social and cultural implications of nutrigenomics
Key Features
* diverse perspectives: contributors include experts in communication studies, ethics, genomics, health studies, law, nutrition sciences, philosophy and regulatory analysis
* insight and analysis: each chapter identifies and addresses key issues in the rapidly developing field of nutrigenomics
* recommendations for action: the book offers recommendations for moving scientific discovery in nutrigenomics to beneficial applications
* foresight: with a view to the future, the book predicts emerging trends and developments in nutrigenomics
