The Role of the Human Gutome on Chronic Disease

The human gutome is a mosaic of nutrients, gut flora/bacteria, and genomic biomarkers that play a role in human health and disease1,2. One can look at the gutome in 2 distinct ways: the human gut microbiome and nutrigenomics. Nutrigenomics studies the influence and interaction of nutrition and genes and can facilitate understanding of nutrient consumption and genomic biomarkers that may lead to the development of nutrition-related diseases and metabolic syndromes1,3. The human gut microbiome is defined as the totality of microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi, including their collective genetic material inhabiting the gastrointestinal system4.
Source: Clinics in Laboratory Medicine - Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research