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The Personalization of Disease Prevention and Intervention by Tailored Medicine and Nutrition

Randy Burd and Erin E. Mendoza

The Personalization of Disease Prevention and Intervention by Tailored Medicine and Nutrition

Personalized Medicine (PM) is a tailored approach to patient medical treatment and is sweeping through the fields of medicine and science. The potential improvements in patient care and outcomes are so great that it will change the way physicians and dietitians medically treat their patients in the near future. In order for the field of nutrition to maintain vitality in the future, it must embrace and incorporate new technologies into research programs and dietetic practices. Fortunately, nutrition readily incorporates into PM through nutrigenomics and personalized diets, which are designed to prevent and intervene with disease. A combination of prevention and intervention could prove to be a powerful tool in the fight against chronic diseases, paving a bright future for both the field of nutrition and PM. As such, promotion of PM research in relation to nutrition and disease should be a primary function of journals and funding agencies.