The evidence supporting Personalised Nutrition

A randomised 18-week control trial with 347 adults found that the personalised dietary program (PDP) group following tailored nutrition recommendations saw significantly greater health benefits than the control group following “one size fits all” healthy eating guidelines.

(Nature Medicne. – https://lnkd.in/dhM8bSYX)

Whilst this article focuses specifically on the Zoe programme (and their study, the design of which was arguably weighted for their success), it raises a few pertinent points regarding “out of date” population guidance and misplaced focus on low-calorie and low-fat foods.

Currently less than 0,1% of the UK population follow the national Eatwell Guide, so the majority of people are falling far short of the guidance on 30g daily fibre and 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Furthermore the guidance was last updated in 2016 since which time the focus on the gut microbiome and personalised nutrition has moved on substantially.

This has always been the premise for personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine – tailoring recommendations to the individual, to their unique health status and symptoms, taking into consideration all lifestyle factors which may lead to better health outcomes.

For those of us working in clinical practice we see the results of personalised nutrition on a daily basis in a N=1 trial with each and every person we work with.

Working with a Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner ensures you have a completely personalised protocol – bespoke to you.

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