09-22-2011, 10:19 PM
There is an entire emerging science on this called nutrigenomics, which is itself a subset of epigenetics. In a nutshell, all that mumbo-jumbo we heard about our genes being unchangeable is wrong.
One subtle point of interest here is that different foods appear to have different effects on different people. For example, it was recently identified that human beings fall into three distinct categories of "gut enterotypes". A gut enterotype refers to certain groups of beneficial bacteria that tend to colonize together in the gut. These bacteria are responsible for how we digest and assimilate our food. In turn, the food we eat nourishes and sustains different kinds of bacteria.
Another observation: "We are what we eat" at least as much as "we eat what we are". That is to say, I think there is a lot that can be said for intention and perspective when it comes to diet. There is more to our food than physical nutrients.
One subtle point of interest here is that different foods appear to have different effects on different people. For example, it was recently identified that human beings fall into three distinct categories of "gut enterotypes". A gut enterotype refers to certain groups of beneficial bacteria that tend to colonize together in the gut. These bacteria are responsible for how we digest and assimilate our food. In turn, the food we eat nourishes and sustains different kinds of bacteria.
Another observation: "We are what we eat" at least as much as "we eat what we are". That is to say, I think there is a lot that can be said for intention and perspective when it comes to diet. There is more to our food than physical nutrients.
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