Health: You Are What You Eat.(use of genetic testing to devise healthy food plan)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 31-OCT-05

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Byline: Peg Tyre

Bruce Morrill is something of a health nut. So when his nutritionist suggested he take a $695 DNA test so she could individualize his diet plan, Morrill, a 42-year-old UPS driver from Reno, Nev., agreed. He submitted a cheek swab and, a few weeks later, learned he had a genetic variant that made it difficult for him to metabolize vitamin B--a risk factor for heart disease. The solution? He beefed up on vitamin-B-rich foods like eggs, dairy products and poultry.

No longer content with cutting carbs or calories, some nutrition-obsessed individuals have...

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