How often have you heard or read, “Fruits and veggies are nutritious, so you should include it in your diet”? At least a zillion times! Probably in every health and wellness article and video. Well, what can we say about that? After all, it is the truth. That too, is a scientifically proven truth so that nobody can argue against it.
You need nutrients so that your body grows, fights against diseases, and gets the energy to work efficiently. Perhaps that’s why you must have tried to eat healthy at least once in your life. Correct? But, sadly, you couldn’t continue it because you don’t like the taste of certain “healthy” veggies or due to lactose and gluten.
Do you know the reason behind this? Yes! There is always a reason behind the functioning and behavior of your body. After all, it’s science and health! Keeping that aside for a while, the reason behind this behavior of your body is because of your genetics variability (GV).
Genetics variability is not limited to different eyes, hair, height, weight, or skin color. It is a lot more than that. And if we combine the nutritional requirements of the body with GV, it can create the following differences among people.
- Catabolism
- Enzyme digestion
- Food absorption
- Uptake by cell receptors
- Metabolism
- Cell membranes transportation and many more.
In simple terms, your gene can be the reason behind you not liking certain foods, thus not eating them. And because you don’t eat it, the nutritional requirements of your body gets affected.
Now, let’s get into the depth of the topic!
Body’s natural dietary response
When you eat something, your body breaks it down to absorb all the goodness in it. That’s the simplest way to tell how your body works. Now, if you add the contribution of your genes to it, you’ll get two new concepts, i.e., “Nutrigenomics” and “Nutrigenetics.”
Are you wondering- From where did these concepts originate? Well, these are given by naturopathy so that people could get insights into their genes. And use the results for improving their overall health and wellbeing. Nonetheless, what exactly are “Nutrigenomics” and “Nutrigenetics?” Don’t worry! We’ll tell you!
Nutrigenomic
This test helps in understanding the metabolic weakness and protein variations of the person. So, doctors can learn about your cell signaling pathways, enzyme conversion, and nutritional consumption. That means you will know the weakness of your body and can use it to prevent yourself from health conditions.
Nutrigenetic
This test will help you understand the reason behind your body’s response to certain things. You can learn about inflammation, autoimmune disease, and body weight issues and can solve them. All in all, you’ll be able to find out the secrets behind your body, and with that information, you can live a better and healthier life.
How fascinating can the human body be, right? You must be mind-blown with all this information! Well, keep it cool, as now we’ll tell you how GV can affect the two essential body processes. So, are you ready? Scroll more!
Affecting Vitamin Absorption
Vitamins are the essential nutrients that your body needs for developing bones and muscles. Not only that, it helps in building the immune system so that you can fight diseases, repair cells, and heal wounds. Now, imagine if your body can’t get all the vitamins you need. Woah! That’d be not good!
Now, you might be surprised to know that your genes do affect the absorption of vitamins. People with pernicious anemia have difficulty absorbing vitamin B12. Similarly, those who have hemochromatosis absorb more iron than required.
Affecting Lactose Malabsorption
“Sorry! I am lactose intolerant.”
We are sure you have a friend or family member who says these words whenever you offer them milk. Perhaps, it could be you as well. However, if you don’t know what it is, lactose intolerance is the inability to digest milk or carbohydrates of dairy products.
The reason behind lactose intolerance is also genes. You see, your body produces an enzyme called lactase, and if the production of lactase is less, it becomes challenging for the body to digest dairy products. That’s because your genetic variations affect lactose malabsorption.
So, if your body doesn’t get the required vitamins, protein, calcium, and other nutrients, it won’t be able to fight the diseases, and the health will get severely affected. That’s why you must learn about genetic nutrition and protect your body.
The bottom line
Medical science is improving every day to discover new things about the human body and improve its medical functions. Learning that your genes also have a vital contribution to it is captivating. Besides that, you also get to know the reason behind your body behavior.