Genetic Polymorphism Relevancy on Nutrition

Hi Jordan,

How much relevance would you give to individual genetics as far as diet? For example I carry the Gs311 variant, which reportedly makes me a “slow protein metabolizer” and it says

“Those on a high protein diet could also be affected by resulting slow metabolism. Tyrosine is metabolized through the same enzyme as DCA. Consuming a high protein diet with slow metabolism through the GSTz1 gene could cause problems. There are some noon EGT variants that are especially slow metabolizers.”

Do you find this relevant in practice? If so any recommendations?

I know I have multiple genes that would indicate a genetic propensity for vitamin d deficiency, and I do have issues there. However I have no idea how relevant all this genetic stuff is. Please illuminate me kind sir.

Best regards!

I’d give them zero relevance as far as management of actual dietary intake goes.

In other words, knowledge of the genetic variation wouldn’t persuade me to change someone’s nutrition or training even if it were accurate, which it’s not if done by ancestry, 23 and me, etc…

Bookmark this as Jordan’s example of brevity! No nuance needed. You confirmed what I expected. Thank you!