Not exact matches
TRANSLATIONAL OUTLOOK: Further
individual - level and population - level research is needed to optimize
dietary scoring schemes and optimal substitution ratios to replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats, carbohydrates, and other food
components.
An
individual's genetic makeup can predispose to compromised status of multiple necessary
dietary components.
A rainbow of produce: When you eat more foods that detoxify your body, such as cruciferous vegetables, fruits, and nuts, you turn on nutrigenomic pathways, or the interactions between your
individual genetic makeup and
dietary components that result in modulation of genetic expression.
Clinical Background Tolerance is the normal immune response to the food an
individual eats over a lifetime.1 A food allergy is an abnormal immune reaction consisting of hypersensitivity to food
components, most commonly proteins.2, 3 Allergic reactions to
dietary antigens can be immediate or delayed and the rate and types of reaction indicate different immune responses.
The idea that the protective effect is not due to any of the [
individual plant food]
components, but to a [synergistic] «combined effect» is gaining acceptance... However, based on the relationship of excess
dietary methionine with toxicity to major vital organs, and its likely mechanism of action through increases in [free radical] generation, the possibility exists that the protective effects of [plant - based] diets can be due, at least in part, to their lower methionine content.»