We Are What, When, And How We Eat: The Evolutionary Impact of Dietary Shifts on Physical and Cognitive Development, Health, and Disease
Advances in Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(9), P. 100280 - 100280
Published: July 26, 2024
"We
are
what,
when,
and
how
we
eat":
the
evolution
of
human
dietary
habits
mirrors
humans
themselves.
Key
developments
in
history,
such
as
advent
stone
tool
technology,
shift
to
a
meat-based
diet,
control
fire,
advancements
cooking
fermentation
techniques,
domestication
plants
animals,
have
significantly
influenced
anatomical,
physiological,
social,
cognitive,
behavioral
changes.
Advancements
scientific
methods,
analysis
microfossils
like
starch
granules,
plant-derived
phytoliths,
coprolites,
yielded
unprecedented
insights
into
past
diets.
Nonetheless,
isolation
ancient
food
matrices
remains
analytically
challenging.
Future
technological
breakthroughs
more
comprehensive
integration
paleogenomics,
paleoproteomics,
paleoglycomics,
paleometabolomics
will
enable
nuanced
understanding
early
ancestors'
diets,
which
holds
potential
guide
contemporary
recommendations
tackle
modern
health
challenges,
with
far-reaching
implications
for
well-being,
ecological
impact
on
planet.
Language: Английский
Personalized nutrition: the end of the one-diet-fits-all era
Frontiers in Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: May 24, 2024
Personalized
Nutrition
emerged
as
a
new
trend
for
providing
nutritional
and
food
advice
based
on
the
individual's
genetic
composition,
field
driven
by
advancements
in
multi-omic
sciences
throughout
last
century.
It
intends
not
only
to
tailor
recommended
daily
allowances
of
nutrients
functional
foods
that
person
may
need
but
also
maintain
principles
sustainability
eco-friendliness.
This
principle
implies
implementation
strategies
within
healthcare
system
advocate
ending
one-diet-fits-all
paradigm
considering
personalized
diet
an
ally
prevent
diet-related
chronic
diseases.
In
this
Perspective,
we
highlight
potential
benefits
such
region
Latin
America,
particularly
Mexico,
where
admixture
population,
biodiversity,
culture
provide
unique
opportunities
establish
nutrigenetic
strategies.
These
could
play
crucial
role
preventing
diseases
addressing
challenges
confronted
region.
Language: Английский