PERSONALISED NUTRITION
“Determining the pre-supplementation levels of dietary nutrient intake should also be considered to ensure that individuals are not exceeding the UL”.
Personalised nutrition analyses, assess and determines a persons unique required nutritional intake, based on various factors such as health assessments, wellness and activity level. Personalised nutrition is unique to each individual, focusing on their true wellbeing.
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The Evolving Role of Multivitamin/Multimineral Supplement Use among Adults in the Age of Personalized Nutrition
The article addresses concerns with overuse of supplements by firstly understanding what levels of personalisation is required, identifying different sub groups that can have less or more .effectiveness from personalised nutrition and supplements.
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Effect of personalized nutrition on health-related behaviour change: evidence from the Food4Me European randomized controlled trial
The main findings of this study were that, overall, Personal Nutrition advice was more effective in improving dietary behaviours when compared with conventional ‘one size fits all’ population-based advice.
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The balance between food and dietary supplements in the general population
Supplements continue to be used by an increasing proportion of the population, so their contribution to diet, health and disease needs to be monitored
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Differing the needs between different athletes
The article outlines the different nutritional needs for different athletes, highlighting a personalised nutrition approach must extend beyond professional athletes but also to everyone engaged on physical exercise.
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Optimizing human performance in extreme environments through precision medicine: From spaceflight to high-performance operations on Earth
The benefits of personalised nutrition are relevant to the individuals needs based on their environment, lifestyle and biology makeup. Understanding these can then cater to unique individual needs, ensuring better health outcomes and sustained performance.
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Personalising nutritional guidance for more effective behaviour change
The benefits of personalised nutrition have long been studied. The study from Cambridge University in 2014 suggests behaviour change techniques (BCT’s) must be incorporated to understand more about ones health and how to optimise it.