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Solutions:
• More mixed cropping and inclusion of
acceptable genetically modified crops
• Curtail production of methane-producing
ruminants
• Smart farming with new technologies,
some involving molecular advances
Source: http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMra1109341
Alternative Protein Sources
• Meat production involves large Protein content of various foods
amounts of water, land, energy, 6.7% Fruit
22% Vegetables
Source: http://michaelbluejay.com/veg/protein.html
• Food can switch on and off specific genes
• Hence the phrase “You are what eat!”
Nutrigenomics/Personalized Nutrition
• Application of the human genome, and other ‘Omics’
technologies to nutrition and personalized health to
provide individual dietary recommendations
• Recommendations based on age, sex, medical history,
other medications…..
• Microbiome – could provide an entirely new set of
treatment options
• Current advice: consume a wide variety of foods, fruits,
vegetables, whole grains etc….
• Future advice: personalized prescription of diet
Nutrigenomics
Nutrigenomics – Selecting the
Right Diet for the Right Group
Top Ten Superfoods
Cleveland Clinic
Lupin Field
The lupin grain
a unique combination of
- high protein
- high dietary fibre
- low oil non-starch
polysaccharide
- no starch (< 2%)
starch
• Low glycaemic load
lipid
and …