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Getting personal: Considering variable interindividual responsiveness to dietary lipid-lowering therapies

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Abstract

Purpose of review: There is substantial interindividual variation in the response of blood lipids to dietary therapies. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent developments in identifying patient-specific factors that contribute to the significant heterogeneity of responsiveness in lipids to dietary changes and consumption of dietary bioactive compounds. Recent findings: Recent findings suggest that a variety of patient-specific physiological, pathological, environmental, and genetic factors influence the effectiveness of dietary lipid-lowering therapies. Summary: Although genetic markers of responsiveness will revolutionize future personalized nutrition therapies, current research priorities should emphasize the identification of readily accessible metabolic biomarkers of responsiveness in patient subgroups.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-42
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Opinion in Lipidology
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011

Keywords

  • dietary lipid-lowering therapies
  • interindividual responsiveness
  • nutrigenomics

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