Diogo Hansen

Abstract:

Medicine is one of the most important and influential sciences in the world. Since it is such a big scientific vertent,with all the knowledge that we have about the human body, different people from different backgrounds, including doctors, may hold different opinions about certain treatments and medical fields. Even with differences, some medical fields might hold more influence in people’s lives, and a good example of that is the field of nutrition. Everyone eats daily, so the concern towards what you are putting into your body is understandable, and as the time passes more people get interested. But food is not only fuel for our bodies, it also interacts with it in many ways that people that do not study nutrition deeply may never really know about. With the constant development of medicine and the greater understanding of genetics that we have as time passes, scientists have come to the conclusion that food and genes may work together to improve our health. With that said, it is safe to say that the study of the combination of genetics and nutrition, also known as Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, is going to be the best type of healthcare in the future.