Personalized Nutrition: Challenges and Approaches

Challenges in Personalized Nutrition and Health

Personalized nutrition aims to tailor dietary recommendations to individual needs, promoting health and preventing diseases by considering genetic, microbiome, metabolome interactions, and external factors like diet and physical activity. Unlike precision medicine, which focuses on treatment, personalized nutrition emphasizes overall well-being through diet. A balanced diet is crucial for good health, but individual responses to dietary interventions vary due to genetics, age, gender, lifestyle, and more. Current research employs -omics technologies and systems biology to understand these responses, yet translating these findings into practical human applications remains challenging. Developing comprehensive methods to quantify dietary intervention effects in both healthy and diseased states is essential for advancing personalized nutrition.