nutrigenomics

nutrigenomics
nu·tri·ge·no·mics (noo″trĭ-je-noґmiks) [nutrition + genomics] a field of study combining nutrition and genomics, examining how foods affect genes and how individual genetic differences can influence the response to particular nutrients, or other naturally occurring compounds in foods.

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