Genetic Testing Toronto
Nutrition and Fitness Genetic Testing
Learn how your genes can affect weight management, cardio-metabolic health, nutrient metabolism, food intolerances, eating habits, physical activity and injury risk
The Genetic Test:
DNA is analyzed using a simple saliva sample
70 genetic markers tested related to diet, nutrition and exercise
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What to expect from Genetic Test:
- Client receives customized report with detailed results
- 30 minutes review of results with Registered Dietitian
- RD prioritizes areas of focus based on client needs and lifestyle risks
- RD integrates other health information (blood work, medical history, lifestyle factors etc.) where available
- Personalized recommendations based on results for further counseling as needed: Nutrition counseling, weight management, personal training etc.
Genes Impact:
- How we perceive and desire certain foods
- Snacking behaviour- likeliness to binge
- Difficulty feeling full-likeliness to feel satisfied
- Tendency to eat more than usual in response to a stimulus
- Drive and food desire-strong reward signals
- Sugar cravings-likeliness for higher sugar intake
- How we react to certain foods: Bitter and sweet tastes
- Caffeine processing-increased risk of high blood pressure and heart attack
- Lactose processing- increased risk of not meeting calcium requirements
- Gluten processing- increased risk for gut disorders
- Alcohol processing-rapid heart beat, dizziness, risk for esophageal cancer
- Certain genotypes associated with lower blood levels of certain vitamins
- Reduced nutrient absorption capabilities or faster than normal clearance
- Impaired conversion of one nutrient to another
- Enhanced benefit from endurance training
- Benefit or not from strength training
- Cardio respiratory fitness- VO2Max
- Likeliness to gain weight back
- Insight on patient’s metabolic health forecast
- Can be used as reinforcement to follow personal goals
- Motivation to make long-term changes
Ideal candidates are:
- Interested in managing lifestyle based on individual health risks
- Clients that want to understand their eating behaviours and find positive ways to manage them
- Active clients wishing to maximize their performance potential based on aerobic capacity or injury risk
- Clients that are interested in how their hunger cues and cravings are impacted by their genetic predispositions
- Clients that are interested in finding out how and what type of exercise has the highest impact on their cholesterol levels, sugars and weight.
- Clients that want to know if they are at risk for depositing more fat or at risk for regaining weight
- Clients that want to know how their bodies may absorb nutrients like vitamins, fats, sugars, caffeine, gluten and lactose
