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Quantifying What You Eat
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGyEyKsusdW/
Many studies that look at the effect of diet on the human body depend on diaries that the participants fill out. Now the University of Washington’s Institute from Systems Biology has developed the proverbial “better mousetrap.”
Their technique analyzes food-derived DNA in stool samples to determine exactly what a person has consumed. The method, both objective and non-invasive, works effectively on infants, children, and adults.
The investigators have dubbed their technique MEDI, which stands for Metagenomic Estimation of Dietary Intake. As this method is refined, it could become the de facto standard for diet quantitation.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250218114019.htm#google_vignette
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-025-01220-1
#diet #stool #dna #medi #genetics
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AMVidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGyEyKsusdW/
Many studies that look at the effect of diet on the human body depend on diaries that the participants fill out. Now the University of Washington’s Institute from Systems Biology has developed the proverbial “better mousetrap.”
Their technique analyzes food-derived DNA in stool samples to determine exactly what a person has consumed. The method, both objective and non-invasive, works effectively on infants, children, and adults.
The investigators have dubbed their technique MEDI, which stands for Metagenomic Estimation of Dietary Intake. As this method is refined, it could become the de facto standard for diet quantitation.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250218114019.htm#google_vignette
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-025-01220-1
#diet #stool #dna #medi #genetics