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David Castle

Science, Society, and the Supermarket

The Opportunities and Challenges of Nutrigenomics

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The new science of nutrigenomics and its ethical and societal challenges Gene-diet interactions-which underlie relatively benign lactose intolerance to life-threatening conditions such as cardiovascular disease-have long been known. But until now, scientists lacked the tools to fully understand the underlying mechanisms that cause these conditions. In recent years, however, strides in human genomics and the nutritional sciences have allowed for the advancement of a new science-dubbed nutrigenomics. Although this science may lead to personalized nutrition and dietary recommendations that can mitigate, prevent, or cure sickness, current oversig… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Singer, Peter A. / Tsamis, Charoula / Daar, Abdallah S. / Cline, Cheryl
  • ISBN: 978-0-470-05549-6
  • EAN: 9780470055496
  • Produktnummer: 13932073
  • Verlag: Wiley
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
  • Seitenangabe: 192 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 897 KB

Über den Autor


David Castle, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Cheryl Cline, PhD, received her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Toronto in 2005. Her dissertation focused on animal welfare issues at the intersection of ethics, law, and politics. Abdallah S. Daar, MD, DPhil, is Professor of Public Health Sciences and Professor of Surgery, and Director of Ethics and Policy at the McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto. Charoula Tsamis is a research assistant at the Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto. Peter A. Singer, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and University Health Network, and a Senior Scientist at the McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto.

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