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nutrigenomics

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005978

The study of how food affects a person’s genes and how a person’s genes affect the way the body responds to food. Nutrigenomics is used to learn more about how genes and diet together may affect a person’s health and risk of developing diseases, such as cancer. It may also help find new ways to prevent and treat disease.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005978
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005978",
  "term": "nutrigenomics",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The study of how food affects a person’s genes and how a person’s genes affect the way the body responds to food. Nutrigenomics is used to learn more about how genes and diet together may affect a person’s health and risk of developing diseases, such as cancer. It may also help find new ways to prevent and treat disease.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/nutrigenomics/"
}

Record 12,024 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.