University Public Lecture – Diet and Genes – University of Reading
02 January 2008The University of Reading's next fascinating public lecture will show how the relationship between what you eat and your genetic make-up, and not just over indulgence during the holiday period, may well be a cause for putting on a few extra festive pounds!
Dr Anne-Marie Minihane, from Reading's Department of Food Biosciences, will discuss diet and genes; how choosing your food or your parents carefully affects your quality of life, on Tuesday 15 January.
"It is becoming increasingly evident that variations in our genes impact not only on our risk of disease but also our response to dietary change," said Dr Minihane. "The benefit gained from making positive changes to our diet is known to be highly variable and is likely to be in large part determined by our genetic make-up.
"Profiling all our genes is becomingly increasingly feasible and cost-effective," she continued. "In the future, will a genetic profile be routine and as common-place as having your blood cholesterol test at your local GP surgery? Will we be provided with 'personalised' health and dietary advice to suit our genetic make-up?"
The lecture begins at 8pm on Tuesday 15 January and will be held in the Palmer Building on the University's Whiteknights campus. It is free to attend and no ticket is required. Large groups should telephone in advance.
For further information, please contact the University's Communications Office on (tel) 0118 378 7110 or email publiclectureseries@reading.ac.uk
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