Nutritional Genomics and Genetics (Essay Sample)

Part 1
Read the position paper posted on blackboard: Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Nutritional Genomics
Answer the questions below.
1. What is a SNP?
a. Provide the full name and a brief explanation for SNPs:
b. Give an example of a disease caused by a SNP:
2. What is polygenic?
a. Provide a brief explanation for polygenic:
b. Give an example of a disease that is polygenic:
3. Provide an example of a genetic test that has achieved analytical validity, clinical validity, and clinical utility. What does it test for and are their dietary changes associated with positive testing?
Part II
Read the following articles (available on Blackboard) related to nutrition and genetics:
Alter Genetic Destiny with Diet in the Environmental Nutrition Newsletter
The Science of Nutrigenomics from Alternative and Complementary Therapies Journal
4. Compose a summary of the above articles and described the knowledge you gained from reading. This summary should be roughly 1 to 1.5 pages, double spaced.
Explore the websites of 23 and Me-Health and Ancestry and Nutrigenomix. Address the following questions after summarizing the above articles.
5. Compare the services offered by Nutrgenomix and 23 and Me-Health and Ancestry Tests
a. What services are offered by each company?
b. To whom does the testing information go to upon its completion? Do you perceive any concerns with this answer? If so, what would they be?
c. What are the costs of each of these services and what do they include?
d. What is a CLIA-certified laboratory? Do either of these companies us them?
e. Do you perceive any benefits to using one of these services? Explain your response.
f. Do you think one of these companies may be better than the other? Why or why not?