A new era of personalised nutrition will involve genetic testing for more targeted advice on diet and medication, University of Newcastle Professor Clare Collins says. Login or signup to continue reading Professor Collins will give a public lecture in Newcastle on the subject on Friday night, titled "Are you what you eat ? Discovering the science of personalised nutrition". The event, run by The Royal Society of NSW and the university, will "bust common nutrition and diet myths about what to eat" to help people "feel and get better".
Professor Collins, a global leader in nutrition and dietetics, said the lecture would cover what genomics and precision nutrition mean for "what to eat every day". "We're only at the beginning of being able to apply this, but we're on a pathway to better treatments for people," she said. As the science advances, it will help people make more informed choices about "what to eat and what to avoid".
She said precision medicine would "create efficiencies in the healthcare system and help people get the right treatment at the right time". "When you look at the rapid developments in technology, one day you won't just go to the doctor and get your cholesterol checked," Professor Collins said. "They'll give you risk scores that will say you're a responder to diets, so they'll send you to a dietitian.
"Or it might say you're not a responder to diets, your high cholesterol levels are due to aspects of your genetics, so you need to start on medication strai.
