<hr>by The Health Sciences Academy — Get free science updates <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thehealthsciencesacademy.org/free-newsletter">here</a>.<hr>“Give up gluten!” “Ditch the dairy!” “Follow the high-protein diet of our Paleo ancestors!” “Go meat-free for better health!” “High-fat diets are the way forward!”Have you ever wondered why some diets seem to work so well for your friends and family, but leave you feeling bloated, tired, or cause you to gain weight?Why do some of us thrive on protein-rich diets, while for others, dairy or carbohydrates might provide the key to weight loss, good digestion, or better health?Could the answers lie not in the present day, but in the distant past?In this report we dive into evolutionary genetics to shed light on the possibility that it is actually your ancestral gene inheritance which influences whether you reach for the steak, the stilton, or the spaghetti!Grab “Nutrigenetics 101: Eating Right For Your Genes” <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.thehealthsciencesacademy.org/en/course-detail/Nutritional%20Genetics/38449/">here</a>.Available upon individual purchase.<h2 id="cb62ce74-7cd2-4be3-8ff0-50131819a552" data-toc-id="cb62ce74-7cd2-4be3-8ff0-50131819a552" style="text-align: left; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2;">Topics covered in this report:</h2><ol><li>What’s the hype?</li><li>Conflicting information</li><li>Let’s talk genes</li><li>It’s what is on the inside the counts</li><li>Ancient influences</li><li>Figure: Timeline of the human diet</li><li>A dietary hand-me-down</li><li>Lactose intolerance</li><li>If I could turn back time</li><li>Domestication as the key to success</li><li>Dairy perks</li><li>The great meat debate</li><li>Paleo myths…</li><li>It’s not all about the meat</li><li>Meat and disease risk</li><li>Genetic lag</li><li>…and Paleo truths</li><li>Coeliac disease</li><li>The geographic lottery</li><li>Theory or fact?</li><li>Map: Coeliac disease worldwide</li><li>Gluten positives</li><li>Gluten foods for gut health?</li><li>Balancing positives and negatives</li><li>The vegetarian gene</li><li>A plant-based mutation?</li><li>Fatty acid absorption</li><li>Table: Vegetarian gene around the world</li><li>Is personalised advice needed?</li><li>What about fat?</li><li>The ApoE gene mutation</li><li>Protective fat genes</li><li>Fatty acid oxidation</li><li>Fat can be fatal</li><li>Evolutionary relevance</li><li>Table: Inherited genes and food interactions (includes 21 nutrient adaptations)</li><li>Personalising gene nutrition</li><li>The 23andMe service</li><li>Learning more from your raw data</li><li>Every little helps!</li><li>Your key takeaways</li><li>Learn more</li><li>References and resources</li></ol>Each one of our Science Reports is available upon individual purchase. Learn more about them and how we produce them <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.thehealthsciencesacademy.org/lab">here.</a>

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