What’s on the menu for best health?
Researchers aim to find out if and how much those foods vary from person to person.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is enrolling participants for a possible new landmark initiative on diet and nutrition. The study seeks 10,000 participants of diverse backgrounds to work with 14 sites around the country to “learn more about how our bodies respond differently to food.”
The project, called Nutrition for Precision Health (NPH), powered by the All of Us Research Program of NIH, aims to move physicians and other clinicians closer to precision health, said John Kirwan, PhD, executive director at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana, one of the study sites that announced the project nationally.
“The study will generate a massive dataset, a wealth of biospecimens, and the algorithms that will lead to personalized dietary prescriptions that can promote health, prevent heart attacks or strokes, and importantly, address health disparities,” Kirwan said in a news release.
Nutrition is important to prevent and treat chronic conditions and diseases including hypertension, diabetes, and stroke. The study goal is to move from a “one size fits most” approach, to more specific recommendations based on individual characteristics and environments, according to the study plans.
NPH will have three components.
To start, adult participants will complete surveys, supplying reports on daily diets and and the lood, urine, and...
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