Personalized Diet May Be Better Than Broad Recommendations.

“Well” blog reports that in the wake of the government dietary recommendations, “recent scientific findings are beginning to lend support to a new approach to diet, one personalized to the individual.” Recent research suggests that everyone is unique in how they “absorb and metabolize nutrients,” so scientists are “scrambling to provide more effective nutritional advice based on such distinguishing factors as genetic makeup, gut bacteria, body type and chemical exposures.” A study published in the journal Cell “found a startling variation in the glucose responses of 800 subjects fed the same foods,” leading researchers to conclude that “each person’s capacity to extract energy from foods differs.” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/11/a-personalized-diet-better-suited-to-you/?ref=health&_r=0